Good morning!
Last night I happened to find some ripped seams in my o-kesa (お袈裟), robe (koromo: 衣), and underwear. So, I mended them before the unraveling extends further (nine means numerous in the following proverb):
A stitch saves nine.
A step saves destinies.
A sitting saves sentient beings.
An awakening saves the world.
12/24/12
Gao-zi, a Chinese philosopher advocating the neutrality of human nature, neither innately good or bad, came to a fork in the road, shed tears, and said, “Ah, this is what “a step makes a thousand miles difference” means!”
