If you’ve always wanted to read the English translation of the Meiji Emperor’s poems, then this PDF file has the …
Mikao Usui and Mt Kurama or was it Mt Hiei?!
The first time we went to Japan in 2001, we went not only to Mt Kurama but also to Mt …
Digging for the Truth – A Glimmer of Hope
A storm blows through my mind, I am dragged away to the past, present, and future. Memories are grabbing hold …
The Different Names of Mikao Usui
In the time of Mikao Usui, it was very common for people to have different names. These might include …
Does History Help us to Embody the Precepts?
History is not the soil of happiness. The periods of happiness are blank pages in it. – Georg Wilhelm Friedrich …
Symbols and Mantras the Japanese Way
Many symbols and mantras are used within traditional Japanese spiritual teachings. By looking at these traditional Japanese spiritual practices, we …
Be Like A Lighthouse
On my recent teaching tour in the USA, I was driving with a student along the coast of California …
The Blooming Flower
Our spiritual practice is like a blooming flower. Often as practitioners we want to quickly have spiritual experiences because we …
More Than One Teacher
Many of the students and/or teachers of old had more than one teacher for their spiritual development. This is because …