This morning, I awoke with the feeling that changes in my body and internality brought by experiencing Master Idaki Shin’s piano concert yesterday were beyond my understanding. I continue to ponder what truly happened. It is a blessing that, when I realize everything is united, I can remain calm and serene, free from anxiety and fear. I am deeply grateful to have experienced through my own body at the concert that the life of a woman is always connected with the vast universe. If one can be connected with the vast universe, then there is nothing in one’s heart, and one can live encountering the future. Today, I truly feel the greatness of what I experienced at the concert ― that “nothingness” is indeed “everything.” Realizing that when nothing is superfluous everything necessary for living is already present gives me great strength to live.
Anxiety about separation I have carried since childhood, and fear of things being divided, were united as one feeling through yesterday’s concert. When all is united, I believe that by accepting things as they are, expressing what we feel, and creating a path through which anything can be transformed into light, the heart remains unshaken. When I feel it is good to live in a way connected to the universe ― so that the feelings born within may live, shine, and blossom ― a flower blooms in my heart. I am deeply grateful for this new time. It is a joy to live anew.