You see? You see?
The reasons to stay bare It was the time when I was the only person living in the temple, except, of course, Oshosama. Some...
Yes or No?
and What's Left Unsaid Precision and brevity are the tools you learn to acquire at the temple. Achieving precision with fewer...
Walk on the Wild Side.
Would you believe me if I said that the most risk-taking, going-against-the-norm people I met were usually in the crafts -often...
You see? You see?
“No,” I said. No point in faking. He knows.
He started walking, through the corridor, into the kitchen, then to the hearth room. Then he asked, “You see?” I didn’t understand what I was supposed to “see.” So I remained silent.
Yes or No?
Precision and brevity are the tools you have no choice but to acquire at the temple.
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.
What You Make Makes Who You Are
because he is the craftsman of urushiware, who knows what’s important is usually hidden beneath, and that only time will show.
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...
Grandpa Lost His Horse.
“Why can’t you be happy when you’re meant to be?” The idea of suppressing emotions repelled me: it felt as though taking away all the juice of life, leaving boring and dry pulps.
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...
How to Break The Pattern No Longer Serving You
From that practice, though, something was starting to manifest. He realised what he had learnt in his high school time was the pattern to win a high school tournament. He perfectly fitted himself into the mould. But at the university and for the world-level competition, he had to break out of it. And he had to do it by himself.
“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.