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2017-05-20T01:38:34-04:00

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Blessing Computers? Why Not?

Last updated on: May 20, 2017 at 1:38 am By Tom Swiss

Some corners of the net are getting a lot of incredulous chuckles about a photo of a Russian Orthodox priest blessing computers in the wake of the recent ransomware attacks. Our Patheos neighbor Hemant Mehta at “The Friendly Atheist”, is one those getting a lot of shares of it. (Though he’s unfortunately promoting the “Russia hacked our elections!!1!” paranoid conspiracy theory in the process.) Regular readers of TZP know that I hold no truck with state endorsement of religion, and... Read more

Magic(k), Ritual, and Mysticism

2017-05-13T00:53:18-04:00

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Kyoto Bonus: Daruma-dera Visit

Last updated on: May 13, 2017 at 12:53 am By Tom Swiss

The figurines symbolize a proverb: if you fall down seven times, get up eight times. Apparently a prior abbot of the temple found this to be the heart of practice, and so started the collection. They range in size from one that comes up to my chest, to ones you can hold in one hand. Read more

Always Roaming With A Hungry Heart

Magic(k), Ritual, and Mysticism

My Blogging Life and Times

2017-05-07T23:13:38-04:00

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Even In Japan, Things Change

Last updated on: May 7, 2017 at 11:13 pm By Tom Swiss

Everything needs a little renovation now and again, even the human heart. Read more

Always Roaming With A Hungry Heart

My Blogging Life and Times

2017-05-06T07:43:39-04:00

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Kyoto’s Ancestors Are Watching; Deities In Commerce

Last updated on: May 6, 2017 at 7:43 am By Tom Swiss

It was as if the ancestral spirits were watching out over the city. I don't have the planners handy to ask them, of course, but I would guess that's a deliberate ritual placement. Read more

Always Roaming With A Hungry Heart

Ethics, Virtue, and Right Living

My Blogging Life and Times

2017-05-05T01:26:35-04:00

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Seven Lucky Gods And The Spiritual Function Of Travel

Last updated on: May 5, 2017 at 1:26 am By Tom Swiss

And it reminds me of one of the spiritual functions of travel: to shake up our neurological imprints. I have heard that in ancient China Taoist masters would hang out in inns, looking for travellers whose minds had been a little unsettled, and slip a little transcendental wisdom into their cracked-open minds. Read more

Always Roaming With A Hungry Heart

My Blogging Life and Times

2017-05-03T20:29:30-04:00

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Punching At The Shrine, Partying At The Temple

Last updated on: May 3, 2017 at 8:29 pm By Tom Swiss

It demonstrates the way these two different paths fit together here. Religion is not seen as an either-or choice. Read more

Always Roaming With A Hungry Heart

My Blogging Life and Times

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Shinto

2017-05-01T03:46:19-04:00

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Back In Japan

Last updated on: May 1, 2017 at 3:46 am By Tom Swiss

And so I'll get a little time in here with both Shinto and Buddhist deities. Read more

Always Roaming With A Hungry Heart

My Blogging Life and Times

Hida Ichinomiya Minashi Jinja

Japan

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Shin Yakushi Ji

2017-05-23T00:14:47-04:00

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Omedeto Rainbow (52 Make-up Week 17)

Last updated on: May 23, 2017 at 12:14 am By Tom Swiss

A rule for art: if you don't have technique, have a fresh and creative approach. Read more

2017-04-30T20:45:34-04:00

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“Riddle Under Foot” (Poem, 52 Make-up Week 16)

Last updated on: April 30, 2017 at 8:45 pm By Tom Swiss

They scatter me and then cut me down but I rise again Read more

2017-05-01T01:09:04-04:00

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A Call To Inaction

Last updated on: May 1, 2017 at 1:09 am By Tom Swiss

It is easy to say, "Something must be done!" It is easy to do something, and say "We did something; good for us." It is more difficult to do the right thing. Read more

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