毎夜、道三師は神に祈りを捧げるのですが、返ってくる憎悪に彼の身体は少しずつ痩せ細っていきます。神はゆっくりと彼を死に近づけていますが、それでも彼は祈りを止めないのです。
――若き武道家の瞑想日誌
"Each night as Master Dosan prays to the kami, the hate he receives in return withers his body a little more. Though the kami are slowly killing him, still he continues his prayers."
――Meditation journal of a young budoka