WOMANIST WISDOM IN THE WOOD SHOP
WOMANIST WISDOM IN THE WOOD SHOP
Tatara Bridge (Tatara Ohashi) to Omishima island on the Nishiseto Expressway (Shimanami Kaidō).
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f you got on the wrong train without the ability to disembark and … 🐞 Read more about it ➞ ➞ ➞
The harbor city of Imabari is in Ehime prefecture on Shikoku. Six pilgrimage temples are located relatively close together here. I encountered twists and turns on this part of … 🐞 Read more about it ➞ ➞ ➞
Matsuyama City Station is an important hub connecting cities and towns on Shikoku island and beyond.
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he world is not humane just because it is … 🐞 Read more about it ➞ ➞ ➞
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āriputra, all things have the characteristic of emptiness,
no arising, no ceasing; no purity, no impurity; no deficiency, no completeness.
– from the Heart Sutra
The Buddha’s teachings … 🐞 Read more about it ➞ ➞ ➞
At a foot shrine in Tokushima, o waraji (giant rope sandals) hang on each side of the entryway.
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alk in a way that the footprint you leave is … 🐞 Read more about it ➞ ➞ ➞
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e do things like walking, eating – most things these days – never paying attention. Not using our eyes. Not really seeing.
Is it the world we are … 🐞 Read more about it ➞ ➞ ➞
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ast year I mustered the strength to walk 1,400 kilometers on the Camino de Santiago in Spain. Such a long walk was a stretch for anyone. It was … 🐞 Read more about it ➞ ➞ ➞
A heart shaped topiary installation at a lookout in Ehime prefecture.
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acred: the power, being, or realm understood by religious persons to be at the core of existence … 🐞 Read more about it ➞ ➞ ➞
Stone carving at Temple 42.
I discovered an ohenro friend at the hostel in Uwajima City last night. We recognized each other immediately. It’s like that sometimes. You meet … 🐞 Read more about it ➞ ➞ ➞
A tanuki statue welcomes travelers to Temple 40.
On entering Ehime prefecture, an ohenro is used to the journey. She is able to see things as they are, which … 🐞 Read more about it ➞ ➞ ➞
One of the Seven Wonders of Ashizuri: the Daishi Sea Turtle at Temple 38 near the Pure Land.
Finding a place to stay and avoiding despair dominated my thinking … 🐞 Read more about it ➞ ➞ ➞
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t needs a summer of love, of course. But you cannot give what you don’t have or maybe never had.
As time goes on, you’ll understand. What … 🐞 Read more about it ➞ ➞ ➞