Unsui – Superman
Mastering Life Unsui（雲水） is a monk in training; he goes around one temple to the other, in search of his master, or he stays in...
No Room For Ego
The Act of Seeking Guidance Comes with Open Heart and Humility. Are you good at asking for advice?Me? Nooo. I am not good at...
The Only Way to Be Better, Is to Better Yourself.
The only way to be better is to better yourself “When it comes to weaving, you can never achieve anything higher than yourself....
Unsui – Superman
Mastering Life Unsui（雲水） is a monk in training; he goes around one temple to the other, in search of his master, or he stays in Sodo, a temple space dedicated to training. After a certain period, they become supermen. This is a little sneaky peek into how through my...
No Room For Ego
Can I do that today? Can I be driven so much that I’ll forget my ego?
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.
But You Never Once Honoured Me.
Everyone knows Steve Jobs but few are familiar with the companies or technologies that enabled iPhone.
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...