WOMANIST WISDOM IN THE WOOD SHOP
WOMANIST WISDOM IN THE WOOD SHOP
Asceticism –The Fasting or Emaciated Buddha**
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know that self-discipline and abstinence – asceticism – are parts of religious practice within many religious and spiritual traditions including Buddhism. … 🐞 Read more about it ➞ ➞ ➞
Local heros: Three men of Kochi.
On Sunday, that same Sunday I met a man and his mother, I continued on the … 🐞 Read more about it ➞ ➞ ➞
I had an experience today. It got me thinking. The words and thoughts, however, were not new. Let me show you some of them. Then I will … 🐞 Read more about it ➞ ➞ ➞
To simply accept the wisdom you’re cultivating is… wisdom!
I love it when a plan comes together! I do. Yes, there is suffering, but the noise and excitement of … 🐞 Read more about it ➞ ➞ ➞
Tea time at an ohenro farmhouse.
I am walking on the ohenro and thinking about the upcoming holiday. Excitement is in and on the air. Television … 🐞 Read more about it ➞ ➞ ➞
Goddess of Mercy overlooks Urado Bay from Temple 32.
Peonies were my mother’s favorite flowers. Our yard was full … 🐞 Read more about it ➞ ➞ ➞
Buddha’s footprint represents the path to enlightenment, the teachings of the Dharma, and the universality of Buddhism.
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olden week holidays are rapidly approaching. Well, the … 🐞 Read more about it ➞ ➞ ➞
Little probability of getting lost on the way to temple 28 with this marker.
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he probability of a coin coming up heads is one out of every two tries. When … 🐞 Read more about it ➞ ➞ ➞
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ere I am, over 30 years ago cruising along on a boat on a Dutch canal. I was beginning a new chapter in my life seeking … 🐞 Read more about it ➞ ➞ ➞
Temple 27 Konomine-ji is designated as the sekishodera or spiritual checkpoint temple of Kōchi prefecture. On Shikoku 88, each prefecture has a sekishodera where Kōbō Daishi examines a pilgrim’s … 🐞 Read more about it ➞ ➞ ➞
