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Aug 1, 20243 min read
Full circle one: The trip to Koya-san
Closing Shikoku 88, o-henro, Koya-san


Jun 16, 20241 min read
Full circle
One year ago around this time, I started my first o-henro around Shikoku 88. I finished it on May 1st. I felt a deep connection to the...


Apr 24, 20243 min read
My 5th “Hero’s Journey”
One of the unique adventures in Japan is the route of 88 temples around the island of Shikoku. It is an invitation for an inner journey.


Apr 20, 20242 min read
Bamboo meditation
This morning, on my last day in Ulsan, I went to Taehwagang National Garden. It was bigger than I thought and had a great bamboo grove....


Mar 23, 20242 min read
Learning without taking notes
When we try to learn something, our conditioning from early school years is to take notes. If we don't take notes, we may miss important...


Mar 10, 20241 min read
Balance
「吾唯足知」,(われ、ただ足るを知る), 14 mindfulness trainings, freedom, 龍安寺


Nov 12, 20231 min read
A great end to the third trip
This was yesterday early morning after the rain on the previous day. So fresh and alive. There is much more I can add by words. The...


Nov 11, 20231 min read
A full circle
Iwaya-ji, Shikoku 88


Nov 8, 20231 min read
It was all because of them
Gratitude, legacy, o-henro, Shikoku 88


Nov 2, 20231 min read
What silence will bring - off to Shikoku again
As I mentioned in another post, one of the guides who worked at the first Shikoku 88 temple gave me this box of Caloriemate. Step by step,...


Aug 20, 20231 min read
Legends and feeling connected-2
Self-retreat, Mindfulness, Kyoto, Kurama Temple, Kifune Shrine


Jul 17, 20232 min read
Legends and feeling connected
Western Tokyo, Mitake, Self-retreat, Mindfulness, digital detox


Jul 9, 20232 min read
Walking with Kukai-1
Self-retreat, Mindfulness, digital detox, O-henro, Shikoku 88


Jun 14, 20231 min read
The calling of Noble Silence
Self-retreat, Mindfulness, digital detox, O-henro, Shikoku 88


Apr 29, 20231 min read
Yorumsuz (Zen) - Türkçe
Mindfulness, Zen Buddhism, Mete Yazici, Mete Yazıcı, Kyoto, Japan


Jan 1, 20231 min read
First sunrise (初日の出)
First day, first sunrise of the day in İstanbul, missing Japan, Mete Yazici, Mete Yazıcı
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