Here is a classic saying!
知らぬが仏
Reading= Shiranu ga hotoke.
Literally, it means "Not knowing is Buddha" and more like "Ignorance is bliss"
I am following this piece of advice literally. I am not seeing any stock market news because ignorance is bliss!!
仏 (Hotoke) means Buddha and 仏教 is Buddhism or the way/ teaching of Buddha. There are many Japanese proverbs with allusions to Buddhism. Here is another one with 仏 (hotoke) in it.
仏の顔も三度
Reading= Hotoke no kao mo sando
Meaning= Even Buddha will frown when insulted thrice.
English= It is enough to try the patience of a saint.
馬の耳に念仏
Reading= Umo no mimi ni nenbutsu
Meaning= Prayers uttered in the ears of a horse
English= Casting pearls before swine
念仏 (Nenbutsu) is Buddhist prayer.
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