English follows... 参加作家紹介：佐藤阡朗・漆...
Life Wisdom
No Room For Ego
The Act of Seeking Guidance Comes with Open Heart and Humility. Are you good at asking for advice? If your answer is No, I'm...
Participating Artist: Taketsune Kubota
English follows... 参加作家紹介：窪田孟恒『お便り画』 『なんだかしっくり来なくてね。描きなおそうかと思うんですよ』そういう窪田さんに『きっと描こうとするとできないと思います』と伝えました。...
The Only Way to Be Better, Is to Better Yourself.
It’s something that’s been said many times in the past, common sense, one may say. However, I don’t know any maker who has said the word with such depth and richness.
Walk on the Wild Side.
I grew up being told that handicrafts wouldn’t make money; that It’s the industry of Migi Kata Sagari – right shoulder down.
Your Handwriting Is Terrible.
What was I trying to achieve or get done by saving a few seconds of my life, neglecting my own name?
Yes or No?
Precision and brevity are the tools you have no choice but to acquire at the temple.
Good Things Always Spread.
People think I’m Japanese.
Well, I am. But it’s been so long since I had miso soup and rice for a breakfast.
What Oshosama Does not Say…
Without a Master, I Come To Enlightenment. "Dharma couldn't have been the zen originator by himself." I was listening to a zen analects lecture online, and this conversation popped up. I have come to notice that lineage is very important in zen; Dharma is the first...
Oshosama, I’m Fighting With My Ego Every Day.
Me Too. I have written more than a few Wisdom Blogs under the tag Oshosama Says. Oshosama is a way to address an abbot of a temple, as some of you may be familiar with the term “Osho”. And “sama” is an honorific suffix. In the Zen temple in the north of Kyoto, I...
The World Changes the Moment You Say Yes.
I hate to be pushed. I hate to feel small and inadequate. I have to gather my courage to face criticism or even neutral feedback. As a writer, I used to dread opening any emails with feedback: I would visualise “NO”, red lines crossed all over the page, and every...
“I Don’t Know” Is the Answer.
This is a tricky one. Using “I don’t know” as an answer may be a safe choice for some, a way to avoid mistakes or even a self-preservative tactic.
For me, it is a very proactive way to face my ego.