Suppose there are two worlds, “World A” and “World B”. Both worlds look exactly the same. The same persons live in both worlds, say and do and think the same things. Muho is also the same Muho in both worlds. There is only one difference: In “World A” Muho is me, in “World B” Muho … Read more
My Teacher’s House Shinyu Miyaura and the History of Antaiji in Hyogo According to Muho Noelke (by Edward Moore) IV – Protector of Antaiji (1) While there were powerful figures like Kodo Sawaki and Koho Watanabe, and reserved intellectuals like Kosho Uchiyama and Muho Noelke, Shinyu Miyaura was in a category of his own. Unlike … Read more
My Teacher’s House Shinyu Miyaura and the History of Antaiji in Hyogo According to Muho Noelke (by Edward Moore) III – The Money Problem (3) Edward: Were they living extravagantly during Watanabe’s time? Muho: They were certainly buying lots of stuff where you might ask, do you really need that? The bulldozer is nice but … Read more
My Teacher’s House Shinyu Miyaura and the History of Antaiji in Hyogo According to Muho Noelke (by Edward Moore) III – The Money Problem (2) Edward: At this point, were you having one-to-one discussions with Watanabe? Muho: Yeah that started at that time. That thing about the fishes in the pond is something he told … Read more
My Teacher’s House Shinyu Miyaura and the History of Antaiji in Hyogo According to Muho Noelke (by Edward Moore) II – A Delicate Flower and the Trump of Zen (4) Edward: How did Miyaura get along with Watanabe? Did he look up to him? Muho: I think in the beginning it was ok. It could … Read more
Calmly imagine the ceaseless practice that was happening on Mount Isan long ago. What I mean by ‘imagine’ means thinking about how it would be for us today if we were residing on Mount Isan. The sound of the rain deep in the night was probably not just of water washing over the moss, for … Read more
My Teacher’s House Shinyu Miyaura and the History of Antaiji in Hyogo According to Muho Noelke (by Edward Moore) II – A Delicate Flower and the Trump of Zen (3) Edward: How many people were there when Watanabe moved Antaiji? Muho: In the beginning there were 30. But I never saw a picture with 30 … Read more