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| Bodhidharma must be kidding because there's so much we can do, beginning with appreciation |
Japanese grandmother leads simple Zen life
(Japanese Grandma Kinoe) Living alone in the Japanese countryside: a day in the life of 93-year-old Grandmother Kinoe.
Wisdom Quarterly: Gramma Kinoe, should Lana Del Rey keep obsessing about love, relationships, men, lesbian summer crushes...
Minamoto Yoshiie at Nakoso barrier - Grandma Kinoe: What's a summer crush?
- WQ: It's like when, you know how sometimes at the all-girl schools in Japan you get carried away admiring the little uniforms they make us wear, and two students get, um, carried away?
- GK: Oh, you mean rezu-dōseiai (女性同性愛者).
- WQ: I guess. Lana just does it for attention and to be inclusive of her big LGBT fanbase.
- GK: What's a fan base?
- WQ: It's sort of, never mind that.
- GK: I mind that!
- WQ: It's like a base, for a fan, or fans.
- GK: Oh, you mean tessen (鉄扇) like for war.
- WQ: Yes, exactly. Look, you're living the "Zen" life. What's it like? Shouldn't you move to a temple nunnery-monastery (zendo) where everyone practices proper form, slows down, and goes the Way of the Tao, with the flow and wu-wei (noninterference)?
- GK: You mean seppuku (切腹, harakiri [ritual suicide])?!
- WQ: No, no, like royal forms and formalities but in a dojo, bowing and turning, taking your shoes off and sitting correctly for zazen on zafu and zabuton, meditation cushion and mat.
- GK: Oh, you mean go to the senbutsu-jō (選仏場)? I can do that in the comfort of my own home...if my darn grandkids didn't keep filming me for these silly YouTube videos. What is a you tube anyway?
- WQ: It's like a tube for you.
- GK: Oh, you mean shiso-arabiki (粗びき) [sausage].
- WQ: No, no! That's pig slaughter and offal; YouTube is more like crockpot TikTok pig butchering and awful.
- GK: What's offal/awful?
- WQ: YouTube is. It's really gone downhill since all the corporate Google censorship.
- GK: OK, OK, enough chit-chatty. Let's listen to soothing music and talk about 21 healthy foods to add to diet.
- WQ: Yeah, good idea, Gramma.
- GK: "Gramma"? I'm Kinoe! Why does that girl keeping calling me "Gramma"?
- WQ: She's trying to perfect her practice of wabi-sabi (侘び寂び).
- GK: Oh, that makes sense! Good for her. Good luck, Lezzie!
- WQ: No, Grandma! It's Lizzy or Lana now.
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Healing sounds of Japanese Zen
Zen: The Art of Simple Living
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| Zen: The Art of Simple |
Drawing on centuries of wisdom, renowned Zen Buddhist Shunmyo Masuno applies the essence of Zen to modern life in clear, practical, easily adopted lessons -- one a day for 100 days. Discover how:
- lining up our shoes after we take them off can bring order to our lives
- putting down our forks after every bite can help us feel more grateful for what we have
- spending time barefoot can strengthen our bodies
- planting a flower and watching it grow can teach us to embrace change
- going outside to watch the sunset can make every day feel celebratory.
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| Author Zen Priest Shunmyo Masumo |
[This is what the historical Buddha called sati or "mindful awareness," diligence, vigilance, conscientiousness, wakefulness, and MINDFULNESS].
With each task, we open ourselves up to a renewed sense of peace and inner calm. More
Maybe centenarians are what they eat?
(PhytoWise) 21 foods that make Japanese people virtually immune to any illness for longevity
- natto (whole fermented soybean)
- miso (fermented soybean paste)
- tofu (vegan soymilk bean curd cheese protein)
- edamame (young saltwater boiled soy pods)
- shoyu (umami savory soy sauce)
- tsukemono (lactic acid pickles, sauerkraut)
- [taiyaki] (murdered cooked fish)
- sashimi (murdered raw fish, omega fatty acids)*
- wakame, nori, and kombu (mineral-rich seaweed)
- shirasu don (bowl of warm rice, calcium topping)
- daikon winter radish (enzyme-rich)
- beni imo (Okinawan-purple-sweet potato, anthocyanins)
- shiitake and other mushrooms (dried savory beta-glucan)
- goya bitter melon (bitter gourd, Momordica charantia)
- J-rice (white and brown, polished and whole integral)
- soba (buckwheat noodles, gluten-free with its own toxin)
- matcha (green tea, phytonutrient-rich, antioxidant catechins)
- yuzu (flavonoid-rich citrus zest, usually for warm soaking)
- wasabi (horseradish vegetable with antimicrobial powers)
- umeboshi (salted fermented citric acid apricot-like plum)
- [*hemp seeds (raw Cannabis sativa, protein, EFA-rich)].
Unseen Japan: magical land of many worlds
UNSEEN JAPAN | The Secret and Incredible Places in Japan | Travel Video
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| I think it's very wabi-sabi. Good work! |
01:48 - Yakushima. 04:20 - Ishigaki and Yaeyama Islands. 07:09 - Shirakawa'go. 09:46 - Koyasan. 12:44 - Ise. 15:29 - Hakone. 18:15 - Nikko. 20:59 - Kanazawa. 23:42 - Takayama. 26:37 - Japanese Alps/Nagano. 29:28 - Mount Fuji. 33:14 - Kamakura. 36:12 - Yokohama. 39:03 - Tokyo. 43:12 - Kyoto. 47:09 - Arashiyama. 49:54 - Outro – Japan Beyond the Postcard.
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- Grandma Kinoe; Lana Del Rey (as young Lizzy Grant); Shunmyo Masumo, Allison Markin Powell; Healing Zen Sounds; PhytoWise; Dan Martin; World Travel Doc; Dhr. Seven, CC Liu, Crystal Q. (eds.), Wisdom Quarterly
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