Anecdotes of the Honseki, Izo Iburi: Contents
Anecdotes of the Honseki Izo Iburi. Mostly translations from a variety of sources.
Part One: (1850–1887)
- 1. Lost in the Mountains of Mukoji
- 2. “It’s Delicious, It’s Delicious”
- 3. Izo’s Sandal Stew
- 4. Izo’s Carefree Bachelor Years
- 5. Frog in the Rice Gruel
- 6. “Even the Buddha Loses at Gambling”
- 7. Contract Bid
- 8. Worship at Horyuji Temple
- 9. The Hesitant Blacksmith
- 10. Repaying an Old Debt to His Brother
- 11. Izo and Ikuzo, the Roof Tile Dealer
- 12. Recollections of Daishin, the Lumber Dealer
- 13. Fire at the Iburi Residence
- 14. Foretelling a Sister’s Passing
- 15. “Give All Your Possessions to Others”
- 16. “Six Shall Live and Serve”
- 17. Out Through the Back Door
- 18. Visions of Matsue’s Passing
- 19. “There Is No Need to Worry Over Your Children”
- 20. “Treat Them with All Your Heart”
- 21. Izo’s Perseverance Working in the Fields
- 22. Hanging in a Basket
- 23. A Command to Stop Working in the Fields
- 24. Oyasama’s Protection after the Service for Rain
- 25. Inquiry Posed at the Workplace by the Meishin-gumi Confraternity
- 26. “I Returned Your Contribution Ten-Thousandfold”
Part Two: As the Honseki (1887–1907)
- 27. A Humble Mind
- 28. A Comfortable Seat
- 29. Dialogue with the Everliving Oyasama
- 30. Singing the Mikagura-uta
- 31. “Thank You for Your Efforts”
- 32. The Honseki’s Topknot
- 33. Third Class Is Fine
- 34. A Sudden Stop
- 35. The Awe-Inspiring Honseki
- 36. “All That We Have Today We Have Because of Oyasama”
- 37. “How Unworthy I Feel, When I Think of Oyasama”
- 38. Frugal Use of an Oil Lamp
- 39. Calligraphy on a Glass Plate
- 40. Using God’s Blessings in a Precious Manner
- 41. “It Is Against the Reason of Heaven to Use Things Carelessly”
- 42. “Take the Time to Show Them the Way”
- 43. “It Is Wonderful That You Are Busy”
- 44. “It Is To Be Done By Everyone Coming Together”
- 45. Encouraging a Spirit of Kindness
- 46. Conveying Gratitude to Oyasama
- 47. A Mind That Thinks of Others
- 48. Changing His Clothes Several Times Over
- 49. Sincere Appreciation
- 50. Remembering Modesty and Refusing to Succumb to Extravagance
- 51. Rin Masui Becomes the Honseki’s Personal Attendant
- 52. Scenes from Nighttime Timely Talks
- 53. Before a Timely Talk
- 54. During the Hakobi
- 55. “Start All Over Again!”
- 56. An Example of the Honseki’s Deference to the Shinbashira
- 57. A Scene from a New Year’s Day
- 58. The Mindset of the Honseki
- 59. Honseki Rain
- 60. A Gift to be Handed Sixteen Years Later
- 61. A Cough for the Nightwatchman
- 62. Treating Everyone in an Equal Manner
- 63. Dancing in the Dead of Night
- 64. Thoughts on Seeing the “Hermit in the Village”
- 65. The Honseki’s Playful Side
Excerpts from the writings of Eitaro Imamura (1894–1969)
- 66. A Cherry Blossom Viewing in the Honseki’s Front Garden
- 67. The Honseki’s Red Clothes
- 68. Stone Steps to the Cemetery
- 69. “As Free As the Wind”
- 70. A Bale of Rice and a Sack of Charcoal
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