Alan Watts continues from beyond the grave to provide enlightenment to those who listen. The fortnightly podcast put out by the official Alan Watts site recently featured his wonderful talk on the illusion of self and the danger this presents … Read the rest
Category: Green issues (Page 12 of 16)
A.J. Dickinson has kindly drawn attention to the inspiring thoughts below from Shepherd Bliss of the Dominican University of California. They are extracted from a longer article on the nature of trees,
which can be found here….
Animism is sometimes cast as primitive, or seen as outmoded by contrast with ‘sophisticated religions’ like Christianity and Buddhism. But with the rise of paganism and neo-shamanism, animism is again gaining ground in the West. Perhaps it never really … Read the rest
Shinboku
Go to visit a Shinto shrine and you’ll surely find a shinboku – a sacred tree favoured by the kami. But what makes some trees sacred and others not? It’s a question I’ve often asked priests about, and the … Read the rest
The Greening of Shinto
Last weekend I went to a talk on Sacred Landscapes in Britain by Martin Palmer who runs an organisation called ARC (Alliance of Religions in Conservation). There were many fascinating aspects, but the most striking in … Read the rest
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/nn20120421cc.html
A small article in the Japan Times yesterday caught my attention. it was an odd item about a man who had climbed mountains for 9,738 consecutive days. That’s a staggering 27 years!! Every single day, come rain or come … Read the rest
Here in Kyoto the Earth is celebrating its name day with a strong wind and fierce rain. One way of keeping itself well watered of course…
I’m fortunate in living next to the celebrated sacred grove of Tadasu no mori … Read the rest