12 Dec Way Of Way 216
Without sunshine, the mind has many dark places....
10 Dec Kotodama 71
A marriage is a mirage when a seemingly happy couple has no intimacy....
10 Dec Way Of Way 214
"This world is a time of moments that have passed." Kanako Iiyama...
09 Dec Way Of Way 211
Our memory is the repository of all we know. Realizing our memory is an illusion, we realize we know nothing. Then we can experience reality as never before, as there never was a before....
09 Dec Way Of Way 210
Shinto, the indigenous religion of Japan, is often described as animistic and polytheistic. Shinto has animistic qualities as it recognizes the spirit ("kami) in every natural force (e.g., growth and fertility), phenomena, animate and inanimate object, ancestor, and deity; reflecting a deep reverence for the interconnectedness of the seen and unseen universe. It is polytheistic, as the number of kami is traditionally said to be 8 million. As the number 8 in Japanese culture symbolizes infinity, the 8 million kami imply the universe is a manifestation of divine energy. This is the essence of pantheism. As experiencing the entire universe, including ourselves, as a single manifestation of divine energy can feel overwhelming, Shinto practices and rituals are an accessible way to engage with the omnipresent divine. Describing Shinto as pantheistic or polytheistic depends on perspective. From a distance, it is pantheistic, though in practice it is polytheistic. Ultimately, the perspective is of little matter; either way, Shintoism is an expression of awe and gratitude....
08 Dec Way Of Way 206
A wonderful life is not one full of wonderful memories, but when the most wonderful time is now....
08 Dec Way Of Way 209
If one can speak their own mind and yet does not feel powerful, they will never be powerful....