No one can master nature

Tim Bunting Kiwi Yamabushi looks out over Mt. Chokai from Mt. Gassan

No one can master nature. The Yamabushi knew this millennia ago.

The term 'teaching' is a loaded one because it assumes the teacher has achieved some form of mastery over a subject. Like students, teachers need to also see themselves as being on a journey of learning.

The job of the teacher is to set up the ultimate environment for learners to learn. In this regard, teachers have the same job as a Yamabushi. Yamabushi are not the teacher. They are not the fountain of knowledge some have been led to believe.

Nature is the ultimate environment for learning. Nature is the teacher. Yamabushi simply guide people into nature, and simply give people the opportunity to learn from her.

Think about it the other way. To be able to teach something means you have some form of mastery over the subject. No one can master nature.

ENJOYED THIS? HAVE MORE.

MOUNTAINS OF WISDOM

Subscribe to my yamabushi newsletter

RECENT BLOG POSTS

Tim Bunting AKA Kiwi Yamabushi on Zao-san
Work to do
Tim Bunting AKA Kiwi Yamabushi on Zao-san
Fuel for the fire
Tim Bunting AKA Kiwi Yamabushi on Zao-san
Never or now

YAMABUSHI BLOG POSTS

confident man wearing black hat and white long sleeve shirt
How to gain confidence in any situation: a lesson from a professional Japanese wedding MC
down angle photography of red clouds and blue sky
Our Obligation to Humanity
Left with possibilities

RANDOM POSTS

One tip to help your second language learning
Mt. Kinbo during the winter
Realising and addressing our weaknesses
The observer’s bias
Tim Bunting Kiwi Yamabushi

Tim Bunting Kiwi Yamabushi

Get In Touch

Sakata City, Yamagata, Japan 

tim@timbunting.com

Share this:

Like this:

Like Loading...
Scroll to Top