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HARDCORE ZEN: Stuff Part 2

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Thursday, May 24, 2012. Our arrangement resembled what happens when one hires a personal fitness trainer, a martial arts instructor, or when one works with a Zen teacher. You willingly submit to authority in order to do something that you find yourself unable to do alone. In Zen training, you have to accept a certain amount of authority. I know I've been outspoken in the past about questioning authority. And I stand by what I said. But I feel that the real problem is belief. Zen teaching relationships ca...

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hopeful in nagoya: Study in Nagoya

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This is just a page recounting some of my impressions of Nagoya and Nanzan University, which I experienced as an exchange student through IES, for other students interested in study abroad. If you have a question you'd like answered more in depth, feel free to email me at tananaesp@gmail.com, or leave a comment on an entry. (You'll probably get a faster answer with an email). Nagoya isn't a city you hear too much about, though I don't know why you wouldn't! That said, the IES application seems to do a go...

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Anime Roundup: August 6, 2015 | Ganriki

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Anime Roundup: August 22, 2016. We'll do it live! Yoshitaka Amano Genkosha Co., Ltd. SQUARE ENIX CO., LTD. Yoshitaka Amano: Illustrations': Amano Fans, Begin Here. If you're leery of shelling out tons of money for artbooks devoted to only Yoshitaka Amano's 'Final Fantasy' or 'Vampire Hunter D' work, you now have an affordable starting point for understanding the man's entire career. Sisyphus In The Labyrinth. See all anime by title. Anime Roundup: August 6, 2015. August 6, 2015. My essay from a year ago.

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hopeful in nagoya: Culture Shock

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What are the top causes of 'culture shock' in Japan? Besides the fact that you might have suddenly become a racial minority, in my experience the top causes of culture shock in Japan are, in no particular order: language, transportation, clothing, and food. Well, this is really no surprise. Has anyone experienced the social anxiety of speaking with strangers at a party? Take a breath and relax. There's a way to combat this. How are you supposed to get home from parties? Plus, you can always get a bike, t...

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hopeful in nagoya: Part 5 (last) of "Happiness Has the Form of a Kitten" (Otsuichi)

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Part 5 (last) of "Happiness Has the Form of a Kitten" (Otsuichi). Murai hadn't been to school for one week. That morning I was having trouble getting up, and the curtains weren't open. When I realized this, I had a sad premonition. I sat in a chair. This was the table where Yukimura listened to the radio at night. I sat there and thought of her for a long time, silent. If I had done that, I wouldn't have been feeling this kind of sadness. What was my life worth, in the first place? It took me a long time...

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hopeful in nagoya: 御神酒天神, or Gods Enjoying Alcohol

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御神酒天神, or Gods Enjoying Alcohol. Saw this commercial the other day, featuring Demon Kakka and Karina. Does Demon Kakka and what happens to his face remind you of anyone. I've introduced you to before? Yes, the からくり人形 mechanical puppet representing a god/spirit whose face gets red when he drinks! Well, you probably got the joke even without that extra bit of knowledge, so I can't take credit for teaching you anything. Mechanism' started off as a hanging scroll constructed like so. View my complete profile.

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hopeful in nagoya: Part 4 of "Happiness Has the Form of a Kitten" (Otsuichi)

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Part 4 of "Happiness Has the Form of a Kitten" (Otsuichi). The lanterns placed at regular intervals around the lake blinked on. The branches of the trees in the forest arched hungrily toward the water, as if trying to jump in. I sat on one of the benches, and after a while Murai appeared. So what'd you call me to this place for? He had parked and walked here. I slid down to give him some space, and he sat on the bench with me. The kitten meowed from inside the bag I'd brought with me. It grew darker at t...

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hopeful in nagoya: Part 3 of "Happiness Has the Form of a Kitten" (Otsuichi)

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Part 3 of "Happiness Has the Form of a Kitten" (Otsuichi). The quiet lake that spread before my eyes had stolen Murai's friend away. Its waters reflected an ash-colored sky. I was walking toward the lake as if being sucked in, but I didn't realize this until I was stopped by a thin fence. Needed to speak with his dead friend. That's what I thought. I had to come here with the kitten sometime. Did she decide not to the moment she lost her life? Maybe she worried about the kitten she would leave behind.

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hopeful in nagoya: How Do You Write そ?

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How Do You Write そ? The other day I was teaching a friend some ひらがな. I had explained to him when we got to さ that some ひらがな looks different in print than it does in handwriting. Why? I didn't know. But I was taught to write さ like this:. See, the bottom and top don't touch - つながっていない. As I taught him I showed him the stroke order, and then we looked at a Japanese language learning website so he could see how the ひらがな looks in nice handwriting instead of my chicken scratch. Mr Oshiki then goes into the a ...