Tag: Oshosama Says
“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. After spending some time in the temple, I learned a thing or two about...
Your Handwriting Is Terrible.
Is your handwriting good?  I always knew mine was… unique. Some loved it. Some complained it was hard to read. My mother sent me a textbook titled “Beautiful Writing With a Pen.” But I thought that it was just my way of writing, that not much could be done about it. ...
Life Is a Losing Game
“Can I just say something?”  One day I just had to go up to Oshosama, the abbot of the temple, to tell him that. That day, I was helping some people all day inside the temple which I thought I was doing as a favour. But none of them shared any resemblance of...
Tea Is the Hardware.
And We Do Not Want to Die Without Knowing the Hardware… Do We?   Have you been invited to a Tea gathering? If yes, you may have noticed the wet surface of stoned pavement leading up to the entrance. Uchimizu is the act of sprinkling water outside. In a Tea setting, it...
Do Samu
When None of Your Tools Work Yoga, jogging, walking, meditating, or breath working; when none of that works, Do samu. Samu can be anything to maintain the household... or templehold. When I used to live in a zen temple of a Rinzai sect, most of the day was dedicated...
“I Don’t Know” Is the Answer.

“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.

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Life Is a Losing Game

Life Is a Losing Game

Life is a losing game, if you count the number. However, knowing the “one” rewards all the losses in the past, life may be more than what you can count.

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Tea Is the Hardware.

Tea Is the Hardware.

And We Do Not Want to Die Without Knowing the Hardware… Do We?   Have you been invited to a Tea gathering? If yes, you may have noticed the wet surface of stoned pavement leading up to the entrance. Uchimizu is the act of sprinkling water outside. In a Tea setting, it...

read more
Do Samu

Do Samu

When None of Your Tools Work Yoga, jogging, walking, meditating, or breath working; when none of that works, Do samu. Samu can be anything to maintain the household... or templehold. When I used to live in a zen temple of a Rinzai sect, most of the day was dedicated...

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1 Out of 100 Is the Reality.

1 Out of 100 Is the Reality.

And It’s a Good One. Shortly after releasing Wisdom Toolkit to the world, I was already in my head, stuck in my endless cluttering chatter. “Even my friends are not responding to my writing, who’s going to read these?”  “My writing is not good. That’s why it’s...

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