http://mt.shintaido.org/ (as in, "making connections") en-us tonton@themacisp.net 2005-12-21T12:34:59-07:00 hourly 1 2000-01-01T12:00+00:00 http://mt.shintaido.org/archives/000075.html I decided to close this blog since I think it served its purpose (whatever that was). I want to enjoy my own keiko for the duration and not worry about or try to define what it all means (thanks Bill).... 75@http://mt.shintaido.org/ 2005-12-21T12:34:59-07:00 http://mt.shintaido.org/archives/000073.html "Those who can make you believe absurdities can make you commit atrocities." --Voltaire... 73@http://mt.shintaido.org/ 2005-12-06T12:30:36-07:00 http://mt.shintaido.org/archives/000071.html Two new quotations, the first thanks to Stephen Billias and the second to Patrick. A religion that is small enough for our understanding would not be large enough for our needs. Arthur Balfour, the First Earl of Balfour, English Statesman... 71@http://mt.shintaido.org/ 2005-11-18T11:53:53-07:00 http://mt.shintaido.org/archives/000065.html I found a quote (again?!) from "Going Home" by Thich Nhat Hanh which seems to me a nice way of describing Shintaido's "Ten-Chi-Jin" philosophy. There are two kinds of relationships. The first level is the relationship between us and other... 65@http://mt.shintaido.org/ 2005-11-03T12:23:15-07:00 http://mt.shintaido.org/archives/000063.html Here's an article from the NY Times concerning a new (?) trend to append various religious teachings to the practice of Yoga. I seem to remember that David Franklin practiced a kind of Jewish Karate in New York before starting... 63@http://mt.shintaido.org/ 2005-09-19T15:33:38-07:00 http://mt.shintaido.org/archives/000056.html It is strange to think that even in the 21st century, there is a debate in the U.S. about the validity of the theory of evolution. And that we are governed by people who believe in the literal truth of... 56@http://mt.shintaido.org/ 2005-07-14T09:24:57-07:00 http://mt.shintaido.org/archives/000053.html An End To Suffering: The Buddha in the World by Pankaj Mishra (Farrar, Strauss and Giroux: 2004) This is a book ostensibly about Bhuddism and the life of its founder, but, more importantly, recounts the spiritual and intellectual voyage of... 53@http://mt.shintaido.org/ 2005-05-05T13:48:52-07:00 http://mt.shintaido.org/archives/000052.html "Truth and beauty are in the eye of the beholder -- I stopped trying to figure everything out a long time ago." Bob Dylan... 52@http://mt.shintaido.org/ 2005-04-21T14:59:19-07:00 http://mt.shintaido.org/archives/000051.html ok. Here's my translation of the French passage. I think it's interesting since Aoki-sensei always seems to come up with new ideas tailored to people's condition and age. I personally don't think that this "minimalist" keiko is appropriate for the... 51@http://mt.shintaido.org/ 2005-04-14T17:10:25-07:00 http://mt.shintaido.org/archives/000045.html (I received this French translation of a letter Aoki-sensei sent to Pierre - I assume Mieko did the honors - concerning a new keiko he was designing for Shintaido "seniors." If somebody would like to translate it into English, feel... 45@http://mt.shintaido.org/ 2005-03-23T19:33:25-07:00 http://mt.shintaido.org/archives/000044.html From "An End to Suffering" by Pankaj Mishra: According to the Buddha "the states achieved by meditation, no matter how deep, were temporary, 'comfortable abidings,' as he put it, 'in the here and now'. One emerged from them, even after... 44@http://mt.shintaido.org/ 2005-03-23T19:19:03-07:00