Prince Shotoku: Father of Japanese Buddhism and the Japanese nation.
Altruism – sincerely looking after others before ourselves – is an ancient universal tenet of the human species which Prince Shotoku spent his life embodying.
Prince Shotoku
spirituality
Breathing as one, Shiva's Tantra, True Nature, Visible - Invisible
The 9 Breaths: Breath 8
Shiva says:
“With UTMOST devotion, centre on the two junctions of breath and KNOW the KNOWER”
Bodhi, Chunda, utter sincerity with self
A devotional sculpture expressing Enlightenment for all Beings.
This signifies that all beings can become enlightened only through their sincerity and that spiritual training is perhaps not necessary. Chunda represented a new direction for Buddhism away from the domination of the pious monastics. He has given all beings hope of being enlightened in their lifetime.
True Nature
The 9 Breaths: Breath 6
In fact, it is useful for this sixth breath to think of yourself as an actor playing a major part in the Drama of your life. All the time you are acting, you can breathe at your still centre which is your true identity, the site of your True Nature. It’s like having a marvelous secret!
Indigenous wisdom, Meditation, no separation, The Dharma, the now and here of sound
The Peacock: embodying human aspirations to connect with the Universe
Peacocks represented an esoteric or secret language which nature or the universe would respond to. In other words, a way for humans to fuse with the microcosm.
Japanese Education, Prince Shotoku, True Nature
Prince Shotoku: Peace and Salvation for all beings of the realm
Altruism – sincerely looking after others before ourselves – is an ancient universal tenet of the human species which Prince Shotoku spent his life embodying.
ancestor veneration, Indigenous wisdom, Mindfulness, The Dharma, Uncategorized
O Bon: profound gratitude to ancestors in 21st century global Japan
This profound gratitude to all their descendants without whom they could not be alive today, is most moving. This is supreme Dharma, identical in the human world and the world of the spirits!
Karma and Buddha Nature, Mindfulness, True Nature
Words and ideas dropping away
A young fair-headed child looks softly into a mirror. She wonders at her pale skin and iceberg eyes, becoming involved in intimately experiencing herself directly, the eye seeing exclusively. She
Breathing as one, Mindfulness, Oneness, True Nature, Visible - Invisible
Song
..the airy kiss of fingertips on strings is the perfect reflection on lips like wild geese.
ancestor veneration, Indigenous wisdom, Mindfulness, True Nature, Visible - Invisible
The Peacock: connecting humans to the Universe
Communicating with the universe!