“…he said, with sort of a little derisive smile, “How can you walk down the street with all this stuff going on inside you?” I said, “I don’t know how you can walk down the street with nothing going on inside you.” ― Nelson Algren
24may16. Osaka, Japan.
“Who can see in the future? Expect the unexpected.” ~ Japanese proverb
12may16. Osaka, Japan.
“Art is the illusion of spontaneity.” ~ Japanese proverb
12may16. Osaka, Japan
8may16. Osaka, Japan.
“Ikigai (生き甲斐) is a Japanese concept meaning “a reason for being”. Everyone, according to the Japanese, has an ikigai. Finding it requires a deep and often lengthy search of self. Such a search is regarded as being very important, since it is believed that discovery of one’s ikigai brings satisfaction and meaning to life.” (wiki)
8may16. Osaka, Japan.
“I have lived with several Zen masters — all of them cats.”
― Eckhart Tolle, The Power of Now: A Guide to Spiritual Enlightenment
8may16. Osaka, Japan.
A Shinto shrine dedicated to Tenjin, the Heavenly Deity.
3may16. Dōmyōji, Osaka, Japan.
A Buddhist convent. When first established, it was probably a monastery.
3may16. Dōmyōji, Osaka, Japan.
Travel is more than the seeing of sights; it is a change that goes on deep and permanent, in the ideas of living. ~ Miriam Beard
23mar16. Osaka, Japan.
A comfort zone is a beautiful place, but nothing ever grows there. ~ anonymous
23mar16. Osaka, Japan.
