‘When you say, “Another delusion! I can’t do anything about it.” You are giving these delusions wheels, aren’t you?’
Motoko Ikebe
Motoko Ikebe
Morning meditation — We’ve fallen into existence because.
‘We’ve fallen into existence because of our disregard for cause and effect, so we have to return to a place where we stop the causal mind.’
Motoko Ikebe
Morning meditation — Because you give these delusions your attention.
‘Because you give these delusions your attention, they keep coming back.’
Motoko Ikebe
Morning meditation — There is no need to worry.
‘Followers of the way: There is no need to worry, just cease creating delusions.’
Motoko Ikebe
Motoko Ikebe, by Arthur Braverman
Historically, the Japanese have considered women to be the proper interpreters of the teaching of the gods. In fact, the first spiritual and political leader of Japan on record was Himiko (or Pimiko), a queen whose authority was based on her religious or magical powers. She was a Shaman who the Chinese chronicles describe as unmarried with a thousand women attendants and one man, and who spent her time with magic and sorcery. She was a mediator between the people and their gods…
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