“‘Tis thus when the rich beg alms from the poor”

Photo: Heian Shrine, Kyoto.

Photo: lotus in bloom at Toji Temple, Kyoto.

“The Blessed Lord said: All the great warriors-Drona, Bhisma, Jayadratha, Karna-have already been killed by me. Simply fight, and you will vanquish your enemies.”—Bhagavad Gita 11.34.

en hommage a John Keats (1795-1821)

Shanti — “peace which passeth all understanding.”

Photo: Kennin-ji, Kyoto‘s first zen Temple.

Avarice ignorance anger—the “three poisons” that condemn sentient beings to cycles of rebirth.

Photo: a stupa on the grounds of Sanjusangendo, Kyoto.

#29. “For the world is a sacred object. Nothing is to be done to it. To do anything to it is to damage it. To seize it is to lose it.” (Tao Te Ching, English version by Ursula Le Guin, 1998).

#laotzu

#taoteching

#wu-wei

Photo: Ninna-ji Temple, Kyoto.

In Japanese mythology, all souls must cross the Sanzu River in order to reach the afterlife.