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Merida . . . . It was early afternoon when I walked  into the old town of Merida over Puente Romano, the longest bridge of the Roman Empire (800m and 60 arches). I still was limping and my left eyelid was … Continue reading →

Again we are fortunate to travel with our member Garyo through Vie de la Plata, the Silver Road: ー－－－－ VIA DE LA PLATA When I was looking for a possible pilgrimage starting in the middle of October 2022, I was … Continue reading →

  New Year’s Day Demonstration for Peace (No War, No Nuke) in Nagasaki 皆様 謹賀新年！ 今年もよろしくお願いいたします。 毎年恒例の「元旦座り込み」に行ってきました。バッチリ防寒対策 して向かったけれど、座り込みの間は日ざしポカポカで暑いくらい。 今年で22年目になる「正月座り込み」には被爆者や二世の方、高校生 たち65名が集まり、次々に声をあげました。被爆者の男性は 「私たちは核兵器の使用を許さない。一日も早くウクライナへ平和を。 力をふりしぼって声をあげていこう」。長崎市外で平和活動をしている 高校生は「私が活動することで、平和に関心がない人でも活動は身近なもの、 と感じてもらえたら」。参加者の中には高校生一万人種名活動の卒業生や、 子ども連れで参加した方も。「ここに若者が常に姿を見せている。それが 希望」と被爆者の方がマスクの下から笑顔をのぞかせました。最後に 司会の方が、昨今の日本や世界情勢への危機感と、行動していくことへの 決意を語りました。「できるかできないかじゃない。やるかやらないかだ」。 今年も、この平和公園からスタートです。大切な人たちと一緒に！ 西岡由香 ー－－－－     由香さん、みなさん     毎年の元旦座り込みのご報告有難うございます！ 地球倫理、平和世界のウェブサイトに転載させて 下さい。   … Continue reading →

Amazing and unusual pictures of the total moon eclipse and Uranus  taken by Mr. Noriyuki Otsuka, our regular contributor, Shimoda, Shizuoka, Japan. Hello everyone I took tonight’s total lunar eclipse with a 300mm telephoto lens in Japan.  Uranus can be … Continue reading →

  . . Garyo, our member, is on the way in her pilgrimage and sent some pictures. Her note and FB posting read: . .   I am on the way already for six days and find it challenging and … Continue reading →

What is religion? Religion is from Latin religare, re-uniting. Reuniting with what? There are many definitions about religions. From the history and the common characteristic of religions, we can find holiness, as Rudolf Otto defined it. Religion evolved from clan, … Continue reading →

Putin escalated his war by annexing four Ukrainian states with a sham poll of the residents, further threatening the world with nukes (bombs and power plants). The UN security council became defunct due to the Russian denial to stop anything … Continue reading →

What is bodhi, awakening, by which Gotama became buddha, awakened? We can know it from the description of his awakening experience, Damma abhisamaya, direct contact, the first turning of the Dhamma cakka, wheel, the last advice to his followers, taking … Continue reading →

. . The next two days, I hiked in the Gherdenacia Massiv. This mountain range is quite different from the Sela Massiv. It consists of a vast plateau of bleached-bone-colored rocks stretching from one side to the other with peaks … Continue reading →

Dear friends, The last couple of days, I was hiking in the Dolomites, a high mountain range in the Northern part of Italy. The province is called South-Tyrol, once belonging to Austria. Because of its extraordinary beauty, it became a … Continue reading →