🌸 Noire Henro-san: Start at The First Gate
Tokushima Prefecture
Awakening
Temple 1
How do I start my pilgrimage? Why am I here? Is the answer as simple as this: I seek to know myself? At this … 🐞 Read more about it ➞ ➞ ➞
Category: Japan: Henro Mind
🌸 Noire Henro-san: Japan
Red-crowned cranes in flight
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hayo gozaimasu. Good morning from Japan! That’s right, Japan. Cherry blossoms. Tatami mats. Car manufacturing behemoths. Pearl Harbor. Hiroshima. World War II. Festivals. … 🐞 Read more about it ➞ ➞ ➞
🌸 Noire Henro-san: Practice
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When I awake I am grateful for this new day. With each step I embrace impermanence. When overcome with judgment I cultivate compassion for myself and others. When … 🐞 Read more about it ➞ ➞ ➞
🌸 Noire Henro-san: Dressing the Way
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ressing for the Shikoku pilgrimage, I want to embody the spirit of an “ohenro-san” as pilgrims are referred to here in Japan. On this solo trek, I plan … 🐞 Read more about it ➞ ➞ ➞
🌸 Noire Henro-san: Getting Ready for Shikoku
How am I preparing for Shikoku?
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f you don’t know already, another walk is within my sight. This time it is in Japan. Preparing for Shikoku, another long … 🐞 Read more about it ➞ ➞ ➞
🌸 Noire Henro-san: Walk With The Teacher
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hikoku, Japan. I need to have a look at this place. The smallest of the four main islands in Japan, Shikoku is famous for its looped 88-temple pilgrimage. The … 🐞 Read more about it ➞ ➞ ➞
🌸 Noire Henro-san: Ikigai
Learning life lessons is why I am here on this planet… like a rider on the storm. In the turbulence, I remember that I’ve seen it before and lived. … 🐞 Read more about it ➞ ➞ ➞
🌸 Noire Henro san: After Japan
Baadaye and Mata
Shirley J ♥️
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