Blogs about: Komuso
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"Mujushinkyoku"
“As for the exercise of sitting until one does not hear, at the extreme of quiet stillness, the mind is not drawn into movement by the ears. One hears only sound, not tone. This is not hearing”—The … more →
Kyoto Meditations
"Mujushinkyoku"
keidokyoto wrote 4 days ago: “As for the exercise of sitting until one does not hear, at the extreme of quiet stillness, the mind … more →
"Kumoi Jishi"
keidokyoto wrote 3 weeks ago: “Here means Where a song meets you. I’m a song I walk here” —Nanao Sakaki. Kumoi Jishi … more →
Meditation #12
keidokyoto wrote 1 month ago: “The temple bell stops but the sound keeps coming out of the flowers” —Matsuo Basho A shakuha … more →
Meditation #11
keidokyoto wrote 1 month ago: “The shored Pacific makes perpetual music, and the stone mountains Their music of silence” —Robinson … more →
"Mukaiji"
keidokyoto wrote 1 month ago: ”There is a poem that says, ‘When the bird calls, the mountain becomes more mysterious’. Imagine yo … more →
"Murasaki Reiho" (Live)
keidokyoto wrote 2 months ago: An impromptu performance of “Murasaki Reiho” recorded October 10, 2009, at Fushimi Inari Shrine, Kyo … more →
"Light from the Shadows"
keidokyoto wrote 2 months ago: “Someday this war’s gonna end….”—Robert Duvall, Apocalypse Now (1979). Light from the Shadows An imp … more →
"Kyorei"
keidokyoto wrote 2 months ago: “Don’t listen with your ears, listen with your mind. Don’t listen with your mind, but listen with y … more →
Meditation #8
keidokyoto wrote 2 months ago: “Was that cannon fire, or is it my heart pounding?”—Ingrid Bergman to Humphrey Bogart, Casablanca (1 … more →
"Koku"
keidokyoto wrote 3 months ago: “Think of the best things in the world […] they’re all obsolete”—Ed Dorn, Live: Le … more →
"Darani"
keidokyoto wrote 4 months ago: An invocation of the Bodhisattva Avalokiteśvara or Kannon (Chinese Guan Yin): the “one who observes … more →
Zen Priest Playing Shakuhachi Current TV Promo
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samuraidave wrote 1 year ago: This is a clip I made from the Komuso Zen Priest playing the Shakuhachi (Japanese bamboo flute) for … more →
Komuso Zen Priest Playing Shakuhachi Video
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samuraidave wrote 1 year ago: Komuso were Zen Buddhist Priests who used to travel about playing the Shakuhachi (Japanese Flute) fo … more →
A Chance Encounter with a Komuso Zen Priest - A Vision from Japan's Past
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samuraidave wrote 1 year ago: Komuso – Japanese Zen Priest A chance encounter with a vision from Japan’s past A vis … more →
SLeb Interview: Komuso Tokugawa, SL King of the Blues
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VJ Shojo wrote 2 years ago: In the first installment of the SLeb interview series. I talked with Komuso Tokugawa. If you’v … more →
What's a SLeb?
VJ Shojo wrote 2 years ago: A SLeb is a SL celeberty. If you have a a fan group and people not on your friends list call you by … more →
