“Recluses, Wanderers, Ascetics”
Three faces of retreat in Edo Japan—and the single thread I follow through them: a simple life to listen more clearly.
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“Why It Sounds Off (and Why That’s Not a Bad Thing)”
🎐 A More Technical Explanation
Why does your music sound off?
🎐 The short answer
To Play for Others, Don’t Play for Them
Let’s begin with a koan. Then I’ll show how it surfaced in my practice. Finally, I’ll explain what it means for you.
To Swallow A River
The Zen koan that — may have — turned a samurai into a hermit
Rhapsody for a forgotten flute PART 2
Welcome back to the unfolding saga of Ōmori Sokun. When I first embarked on the quest to reconstruct his life from the scattered traces left across continent...
Rhapsody for a forgotten flute, the life of Omori Sokun
I’m back, and if you’re wondering what odd treasure the mad flute hermit has hauled out of their bundle this time, you’d be right to ask! Today, I bring yo...
Waka poetry - Namima
Tucked between ink and bamboo