Jul 7, 2024
16 stories
Waka poetry by the Zen Master Dōgen Zenji 道元禅師 (1200 – 1253), and how Dōgen's poems aren't really poems. With reference to the work of Watsuji Tetsurō.
Memories of a visit to Ōbaku-san, the 萬福寺 Manpuku-ji temple in Uji, to the south of Kyōto.
About johakyu, a classic Japanese narrative pattern in three beats.
About kishotenketsu, a classic Chinese-Japanese narrative pattern in four beats.
Introducing shinchintaisha, the Japanese Metabolist Architecture Movement inspired by 丹下 健三 Tange Kenzō , as a model for learner experience design.
A classic from 101 Zen Stories collected by 千崎 如幻 Nyogen Senzaki.
Article featured in Japonica Publications: An alternative take on the philosophy and practice of Wabi-Sabi.
On the concepts of Betweenness and Mesology - with reference to the works of Nishida Kitaro and Watsuji Tetsuro.
In memory of Ayya Khema and Myokyo-Ni - two strong women at the helm of Zen Monastic activism.
A metaphoric story from Zen monastic tradition, used as learning material in Scrum fundamentals workshops.
On Hayao Miyazaki and the underlying philosophies of Studio Ghibli's anime films.
On Yoshi Oida and The Invisible Actor.
Kamiya Mieko and the teachings from Ikigai Ni-Tsuite.
Nishida Kitaro's non-dualist mesological topology, and its relevance to the development of a Learning Organization.
