Monthly Archives: May 2021

Comment on Buddhism/Freedom from Japan: 仏教・自由への日本からのコメント

Wonderful pics/comment on our yesterday blog from Japan:   Dear Rosan-san, The ultimate solution to it is in stilling karma, which is nirvana, practically still sitting, stilling the Triple Karmas of the body, mouth, and mind and the Two Karmas … Continue reading

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Freedom, priya-dhāman: 自由、親密領域

  We are bound by the Four Sufferings, Eight Sufferings, and other multitudes of sufferings, which the Buddha said has resulted in an ocean of tears shed by all beings. Humans developed the Five Ss of Self, Society, State, Species, … Continue reading

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Right to Right Awakening: 正覚への権利

  Right and law are originally the same (dharma in Sanskrit, jus in Latin), and rights can be reclaimed and restored, when hampered. Otherwise, rights can’t be reclaimed or restored. Dharma (form/norm) is law, truth/ethic, right/responsibility. The root of dharma … Continue reading

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Root of Rights and Responsibilities:権利と責任の根源

The corona pandemic has presented a choice between life or money, health or economy, social responsibility or individual rights. Problems like guns, nukes, war, global warming, mass extinction, etc., fundamentally have the same problem. The Declaration Toward a Global Ethic … Continue reading

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Magical Piestewa Peak, Part 3, by Garyo

  Climbing up Piestewa Peak became one of my most favorite things to do during the last couple of months. However, the area around the peak is also very interesting and fascinating and I love to hike the many trails. … Continue reading

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MAGICAL PIESTEWA PEAK, PART 2, by Garyo

  Every morning since March 23rd, 2020, the Japanese Taiko drummer Ken Koshio climbs up the mountain to perform a sunrise ritual. Sometimes, he passes me with the drum on his shoulders at an incredible speed and there is no … Continue reading

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