Dai mono naru furuki dogu shojisezu: This means that one should never allow future generations to have an attachment to old weapons. One of Shakuson's sayings was Shi ten to. There is nothing in this world that is your own personal property. There may be some connection that says it is yours at this very moment and you might think of it as your own property and be attached to it but eventually you will lose it. There is nothing you can keep forever. Musashi discovered the reality of connection and forgot the revengeful attachment to weapons saying, "Never think of things as your own property. Forget the intellectual mind of greed and enviousness. 1. A Sacred Prohibition by the Gods. Always keep your body and mind clean. Avoid the dirtiness in life and be discreet about it. 2. In accordance to this taboo, the way to avoid is to use reservation and concern. 3. A sacred prohibition with concern to a persons death. After a death there is certain period of time one should stay away from society. These three things are the meaning of "mono imi".
Also it has been said how can we manage? Shinran also put forward this persuasion in Kyo ko Shinsho. Harmless means "Shakuson lost all his desires to attain a high spiritual enlightenment then passed away. So this presents the biggest problem. So harmless can be consist of harmful life based on whether or not you live or die. You can realize the high spiritual enlightenment, life and death.
So what is life and death? It means our lives are also contained in a world of superstition.
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