Here is a two-part documentary about visiting the THE 88 TEMPLES PILGRIMAGE IN SHIKOKU JAPAN. This pilgrimage which takes 49 days using the old routes is a centuries-old tradition. The Shikoku Pilgrimage (四国遍路, Shikoku Henro) or Shikoku Junrei (四国巡礼) is a multi-site pilgrimage of 88 temples associated with the Buddhist monk Kūkai (Kōbō Daishi) on … Continue reading A Japanese Buddhist Temple Pilgrimage Trip
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Cat Oneness
He likes it when we sit quietly together. It is not an easy thing, though. No good sitting down by him when I am rushed, or thinking about what I should be doing in the house or garden or of what I should write.Long ago, when he was a kitten, I learned that this was … Continue reading Cat Oneness
What am I?
photo source Zhuangzi’s Butterfly Now am I a man who just dreamt he was a butterfly;or a butterfly who is now dreaming that he is a man? ---Zhuangzi (Chuang Tzu)
April Fool: What Explains Everything?
The yin and the yang explains everything.Yin and Yang are dependent opposing forces that flow in a natural cycle, always seeking balance. Though they are opposing, they are not in opposition to one another. As part of the Tao, they are merely two aspects of a single reality. Each contains the seed of the other, which is why … Continue reading April Fool: What Explains Everything?
Bashō’s Bee
How reluctantlythe bee emerges from deepwithin the peony.---Matsuo Bashō
Aldo Leopold for the Land’s Spiritual Nature, Awe, and Respect
Aldo Leopold (1887-1948) was a great appreciator and preservationist of our natural world. He was a professor at the University of Wisconsin and is best known for his book, A Sand County Almanac. First, the trailer for the Leopold film, Green Fire.. https://www.youtube.com/embed/IGIK24N7apQ This next film is from Wisconsin Public Television. Many of his land … Continue reading Aldo Leopold for the Land’s Spiritual Nature, Awe, and Respect
Upliftment through Music: Hazrat Inayat Khan
“every note of Indian music corresponds with a certain planet; every note has a certain color; every note denotes a certain pitch of the animal world, a certain pitch of nature”--Hazrat Inayat Khan From "neuralsurfer" on Youtube: "I first learned about Khan from a long quote on “abstract sound” that was included in Julian P. … Continue reading Upliftment through Music: Hazrat Inayat Khan
One Seeker's Story 