Nichi nichi kore kÅnichi
The popular in Japan today saying Nichi - nichi kore Kojitsu (Japanese日 々 是 好 日, also read as Hibi Kojitsu kore or wrongly as Nichi - nichi kore Konichi ) means " day by day is a good day " or " Every day is a good day. "
It dates from the sixth example of the famous Koansammlung Biyan Lu ( "Bi- Yen Lu " ) written from 1111 to 1115 of Yuanwu, published in 1300 in Sichuan. The Japanese title is Heki - gan - roku. German translation by Wilhelm Gundert "Master Yuan Wu's transcript of the Emerald of the cliff ", Munich 1960 Vol 1-3, here Vol. 1, pp. 147 ff
The example is: Yunmen taught at the instruction following words to his listeners: "After the last fifteen days I did not ask you. . Among the next fifteen days comes with a little sentence and therefore persuaded " Instead of what is asked he says himself:" Day by day is a good day ".
This proverb was made by the composer John Cage popular in the West.