🌸 Noire Henro-san: On The Threshold 2
If you find no one to support you on the spiritual path, walk alone.
Better than a meaningless story of a thousand words is a single word of deep … 🐞 Read more about it ➞ ➞ ➞
Month: December 2024
🌸 Noire Henro-san: A Wish Fulfilled
Indeed. Kagawa Prefecture, known as Nehan, is the last dojo to Okubo-ji. It is the last pilgrimage path nearing nirvana.
Reaching Okubo-ji Temple is a wish come true.
Reaching
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Rain must fall… and fall… and fall. It favors neither you nor me. My wish for the end of my walk on Shikoku was for a clear, sunny day. … 🐞 Read more about it ➞ ➞ ➞
🌸 Noire Henro-san: Like a Jungle in There
Today is rainy. The sky is overcast and dark. Is it a portent of the future? How do I interpret it? One thought that keeps coming to me is … 🐞 Read more about it ➞ ➞ ➞
🌸 Noire Henro-san: What Would You Do?
When needed, a cable car, train, or bus can be a source of healing. An injury may require a little time off my feet. The dilemma is this: am … 🐞 Read more about it ➞ ➞ ➞
🌸 Noire Henro-san: Discount-Free
Time is getting short. The end of my pilgrimage in Japan is near. The location of Yashima-ji temple feels like the “flat earth” that early man feared falling off … 🐞 Read more about it ➞ ➞ ➞
🌸 Noire Henro-San: Fragrant Sunshine
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o rain today! I got out of bed and looked out the window to see if I could catch a hint. A hint of what? Of the rain … 🐞 Read more about it ➞ ➞ ➞
🌸 Noire Henro-san: Lotus Rain
Weather report: Big rain on the way. Typhoon forecast in the West North Pacific. 5 days, 6 hours duration.
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was on top of a mountain on a … 🐞 Read more about it ➞ ➞ ➞
🌸 Noire Henro-San: Cultural Property Trove
A view down Mount Shiromine on the pilgrimage path to temple 81, Shiromine-ji. It is an Important Cultural Property Trove!
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hew! The night passed so fast! It’s time … 🐞 Read more about it ➞ ➞ ➞
🌸 Noire Henro-san: A Pagoda Tale
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uddhist temple precincts were built originally on large properties. A pagoda was a safe repository for important documents and ephemeral goods. Fires, floods, bombings, and other disasters destroyed … 🐞 Read more about it ➞ ➞ ➞
🌸 Noire Henro-san: Way to Peace
View of the Seto Inland Sea from temple 78. Do you imagine peace?
If I don’t let go, then I will suffer. I am learning that just letting go … 🐞 Read more about it ➞ ➞ ➞
🌸 Noire Henro-san: Side by Side
This walk on the Mairi path was not in a straight line for me. I began at temple 75, then, temple 74, temple 72, temple 73, and temple 71. … 🐞 Read more about it ➞ ➞ ➞