The Sense to Sense
1. Put yourself in nature. 2. Sense. 3. Reflect on what you sense. This is the core of yamabushi training, but by no means must you be a yamabushi to do so.
Yamabushi
You focus on you
One time during yamabushi training I saw what looked like a participant struggling to remember The Heart Sutra.
The Mountains and Resolve
Mountains are where we have the best realisations. Mountains are a form of medicine.
Take it out on the mountains
If you aren’t feeling right, if you’re going through something, if you feel the need for extra space, take it out on the mountains.
The mountains
When I gaze upon the mountains that surround us here in the Shonai region, I’m teleported to the mountaintop. I sense the cool wind and chilly fog that encapsulates. I picture the alpine flowers and grasses that blow in the wind, the stony paths and the shrines dedicated to the Kami. Mountains represent solace. Mountains …
Trials and tribulations on YouTube
Last year in May, I set about climbing Mt. Haguro from the lesser-known Haguro Kodo side in Shonai Town. It was a really unique way to experience one of the most sacred mountains there is, and I spent more than a few hours putting together a 20 minute video of the experience. However, while we …
Lesson from a Yamabushi Master
Your whole life is a form of training, a training that follows a ‘do’, a way or path.
Get lost with your soul
Found something you could do non-stop for hours? Found something you get lost in?
The Choice or How to Win in a Sword Fight
In any situation, at any given moment, remember you have the choice.
Turning points
Turning points may be triggered by something big, an event, an accident, or perhaps something small such as a short reflection.