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uchiyama-sawaki-323x230-7313183   *Excerpt from the book Opening the Hand of Thought by Kosho Uchiyama   Satori and Zen seem to have such an … 0db62-tnh_calligraphy_tobeistointerbe-330x230-5220360 If you are a poet, you will see clearly that there is a cloud floating in this sheet of paper. … santoka1-240x230-2466680 Santoka is considered a unique proponent of “free-style” haiku poetry, a mode that abandoned much of the customary form and … refuge-in-buddha-330x230-3419159 If we want to take Buddhism as our path and base our life on Buddhist principles, then we have to … valley_of_flowersfilm_poster-330x230-4880726 Nalin Pandya a.k.a. Pan Nalin, a self-taught filmmaker, was born in a remote village in Gujarat, India. He disliked school, … ikebana-02-330x230-2314470 Ikebana or kado is the beautiful, often strikingly minimalist, Japanese flower arrangement art. Ikebana means “giving life to flowers” and … hinayana-mahayana-330x230-3307328 The Buddha was a totally realized being who manifested a human birth in India in the fifth century B.C.E. in … kodo-incense-330x230-9551873 Kōdō (“Way of Fragrance”) is counted as one of the classical Japanese arts of refinement, along with chadō (“The Way … siddhis-330x230-2238961 The Sanskrit word siddhi or siddhiḥ (“perfection”, “accomplishment”, “attainment”, or “success”) — refers to the extraordinary powers of the atma … chanoyu-330x230-5925335 Also known as the Way of the Tea, the Japanese tea ceremony is the traditional method of preparing and drinking …