I’ve never been a member of any religion, though the closest I’ve come is in being an ardent fan of Alan Watts. If there is such a thing as ultimate truth, he strikes me as best at guiding us towards … Read the rest
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Shrine murder highlights huge amount of cash — most of it off-book — raked in by Japan’s religious sites
BY PHILIP BRASOR AND MASAKO TSUBUKU
In December, the former gūji (head priest) of Tokyo’s famous
The mirror is Shinto’s most precious object, because in times past it was held to contain a person’s soul. It is why Amaterasu handed over a mirror to her descendants as the most prestigious object of reverence, for within its
The American poet and photographer, Nancy Wood (1936-2013), had an evocative name for someone inspired to write nature poetry. She was influenced by the Native American culture of shamanism, particularly the Pueblo peoples in the area around Taos in New … Read the rest
On the adulteration of Japan’s oldest religion
BY MICHAEL HOFFMAN. JAN 20, 2018. Japan Times
Security guards at Japanese shrine stand out with anime-like uniforms for New Year
By Dale Roll, SoraNews24 (Japan Today Jan. 14, 2017)
Japan requires uniforms for everything. High school uniforms, of course, are the most famous, but spend
With snow in Kyoto today, thoughts turn to the beneficial role of winter in the annual round. Rainer Maria Rilke was a prolific letter writer, whose insights into life have been much treasured, and the extract below comes from a … Read the rest