The Heart Sutra
“Form is emptiness, emptiness is form.” Thus states one of the most famous and certainly one of the most enigmatic
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“Form is emptiness, emptiness is form.” Thus states one of the most famous and certainly one of the most enigmatic
Continue readingUzbekistan is a place I had never really imagined visiting. I knew little about the place, aside from some basic
Continue readingA couple of weeks ago I finally found the time to visit Nara. Nara is a small city nestled in
Continue readingThis year American Thanksgiving happened to coincide with a Japanese holiday called Labor Thanksgiving Day. Since I had off from
Continue readingSakoshi is a little seaside town bordering Ako and it is one of my favorite places to visit. Here are
Continue readingLast weekend I went once again to Kyoto, this time for a second trip up Mount Hiei to visit Enryakuji
Continue readingNorth of Himeji on top of Shosha mountain there is a thousand year old Tendai Buddhist temple complex called Engyoji
Continue readingJust north of Ako, a twenty minute bike ride from home is a beautiful little mountain called Amako Mountain (尼子山).
Continue readingI has been a while since I have posted here, so now is a good time to post an update.
Continue readingI’ve been playing with a new camera lately, rather than just relying on my phone for pictures (Thanks Jim!). Here
Continue readingAfter our guides left us, we headed towards the Philosopher’s Path, so named since Nishida Kitaro, founder of the Kyoto
Continue readingIt’s been a while since I have posted anything on this blog, and to those of you who visit from
Continue readingAfter a pause for more than two years, because of the corona virus pandemic, Japanese festivals are finally coming back!
Continue readingTucked away on a hillside above the small town of Arashiyama on the outskirts of Kyoto is a small temple
Continue readingMount Fuji is of course the iconic Japanese mountain. Its symmetrical cone which rises up 3776 meters above sea level
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