Nahori Daimon

It only took 6 days, but it was a big step.

What surprised me the most after participating in Temple Stay was the change in my sense of time.
At first, it took me a long time to get used to everything, and I was always at the last minute.
However, from about the third day onwards, I started to feel like my head was becoming clearer.
I think I was able to feel this feeling only because I didn’t touch my smartphone or computer at all and was exposed to nature a lot.
At the beginning, I was really nervous, thinking, “I only have 10 minutes left until my next task, what should I do?” but towards the end of Temple Stay, I remember feeling like “I still have 10 minutes left.” Even though it was the same time, I felt a strange change in the way I felt.

It took me a while to get used to the temple etiquette and the various terminology, but looking back now, I feel that it was a very comfortable space.
Compared to everyday life, there is less communication in temple life, so I was able to subtly feel and learn about the “atmosphere” and “pauses” in conversation, which are difficult to convey in words. I think so.
I was surprised to see that the practice of “harmony,” which is so important in human relationships, is also incorporated into meals.
I had the feeling that when I use fewer words, I can see things that I don’t normally feel.

Through meditation, I learned how to pay attention to my own body, and during my daily night sitting, I noticed unconscious stiffness in my shoulders and lower back.
Although I won’t be able to take all the good habits I learned from the temple back with me, I want to make sure to reflect on my mind and body every day, no matter how busy I am.

This temple stay was only for 6 days, but I feel it was a big step forward.
Above all, I was able to learn how much fun it is to work together with the Sangha members who practice together, and how grateful we are to be able to help each other (^O^)
I would like to express my sincere gratitude to everyone I met this time, to the disciples of Fukugonji Temple who wished for our growth and sometimes gave us strict warnings.

If my heart is shaken and I feel hopeless, I will go to Temple Stay again before worrying about it.

thank you very much.