I just got back from Kiwiland and had an inkling to make sourdough bread, so I began to make some starter less than an hour ago. The problem? I’m already wanting to use it! It takes 24 hours before I’m next meant to do anything to it, but I’m really keen to check the progress, […]

I think yesterday’s post was more about setting up the vessel than having the vessel itself. The hard part really is setting things up. After that you just need ideas, which we have all the time. You may need to dedicate some time to this, and in fact I would highly recommend doing so. This […]

Blogs are a vessel. Podcasts and a vessel. Vlogs are a vessel. By having this blog as a vessel for my ideas, I am able to better articulate them, or in most cases, get rid of them. Vessels serve as an outlet for our creativity, and having this blog has really made me see the […]

I went past where my dad worked today. He passed away four years ago now, but it reminded me of a conversation I had one time when I took him there. My dad did not like his job. He was just doing it for the paycheck. If you don’t know how long you’ll be on […]

Concentration requires quiet. Quiet mind, quiet room, quiet heart. Get these three, and you can have concentration. Even fooling yourself that you have these three works, but it is never easy, and it requires patience. Ironically, becoming quiet requires patience. Patience with yourself, patience with others, patience with the world. Get this, and you can […]

This is normal. This is also normal. I tried this, and it felt normal, but it most definitely wasn't normal. Yeah, although it'll feel normal, that's probably not going to be normal. What about this? I feel if more people did this, it could become normal. There aren't enough people saying that's normal. I think […]

Why are you uniquely suited to produce and host this podcast? My identity as a non-Japanese Bilingual Yamabushi means that I have access to thousands of years' worth of ancient knowledge and philosophy right in front of my eyes, coupled with the ability to portray that in native English. After a few years of translating, […]