MORAL DECAY ! ?
Being faced with the Riot situation, PM David Cameron hastily came back from his holiday —–
and today shouted “Moral decay of the Nation”.
With some cynicism, it may not too far to say, the fundamental mind-set of the Tory is “ This is my country
and we are in charge with it” —– and the Labour’s is “We are the victim of THEIR suppression. Hence we are
entitled to rob THEM” 😀
Therefore, when Tory saw the disorder, they feel their treasured possessions and the peaceful life were
threatened = Crisis of the Nation ! ( Labour says ” It’s their expression. Blame only yourself. Not us ” 😀 )
( In fact, with their mind-set, Labour devoided the Britannia and its collective Ethos with a pretext of
Political correctness such as Multi-culturism, superficial ethnic equality, human right etc —- only resulted
with fragmentation of the society, and made this country easiest place for a [non-person] to live.)
Non
There has been thousands of talking analysing the situation —– poverty, under-class, unemployment,
frustration of young people, lack of role-model = lack of father figure etc etc —– !
I noticed yet everybody is missing the point. —– may be as they are living in THIS society,
they don’t have eyes to see it from the distance / objectively. (and a consideration and a precaution not to
go against the voters psyche, they can’t speak out the truth. And, all the words of politicians are
preloaded, to make life of opposition party hard —– not necessary good or bad to the Nations = politics)
( That’s why politician often says completely opposite when they are in the power or not)
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So, what was the POINT I found ?
The root of evil is the virtualization of the society.
—– I’m not just talking about the Computer Game — it is only an iconic symbol of phenomena.
You may say I’m too anachronistic though, think, the situation is only around single century or so.
Only less than hundred years ago many people were the farmers and did know, the food is not coming
from Tesco. Not only the industrial system, whole socio-economic system is now beyond the anybody’s
imagination. No body understand how the financial system is working.
And to the many rioters who is receiving the benefit —– the money is just coming. There is no
reality such as “HARD EARNED MONEY” —– they don’t know who is working hard paying tax.
And almost all of us don’t know how a shiny gadget was made or who is making it.
Thanks to the Information revolution, you may find a company website and a photo of the factory
producing iPad in China though, how anyone can have real feeling, toil of work there, from an
image of Computer screen. —- We can see zillions of information but no reality.
—– without any reality, nobody care, how the Shiny Gadget was happened to be there —– rioter would
easily think “WHY NOT in my hand”—– anyhow shop will claim the insurance = no damage.
As the socio-economic system became beyond the comprehension, in the same time law and order
the judicial system is in hay-wire. Somebody can get huge pay-out from the compensation claim which claim
is not in line with social sentiment or common-sense, especially when it is related to a racial issue,
human right issue —– the feeling of ” somebody else is cunningly exploiting the system = Why not me ?
I can dodge the system as well. Even MPs are defrauding public money, and the Banks, Multinationals got
enough money for exuberant payout = pinching small amount wouldn’t harm them = any how their money is in
the tax-heaven. They are not in our world. And I AM not with them ” ====> How they can feel
that they belong to the same society, same community and shar the same pain, and Moral ?
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The ETHOS and MORALITY is not came from a preaching or written knowledge.
But its comes from practice. A process of Doing. Doing through own practice and seeing others’ doing.
That’s why thousands words of nice talking of politician evaporated when their fraud was exposed.
( Why more Labour Politician was caught ? Because of their fundamental psyche to see themselves fighting
the establishment —” it was an enemy’s money = why not appropriate for myself in this good opportunity” )
If those supposed to be a role model is corrupt, how they can expect other’s morality.
—
In old days, the life had to learn and the money had to earn —– with actual hard doing of work.
In the process, everybody learn the relation and effect of working with others and the outer community
= lesson of the cause and the effect. And what would boomerang. What is good or Bad.
Everything were directly connected —– there was no virtual world other than the dream.
—-
And this is the reason why Buddhism employ the practice in their teachings.
Because, the practice and its nerve signals is connected to the one’s subconsciousness, hence it will
be burnt into the bottom of the mind. It is invisible but bound the man’s life = Ethos.
But the abstract notion and the words in the higher legion of brain does fade away before long.
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Wet Mind and Dry Judgement
This year’s freak weather is not kind to the nature. Nor to the farmers who grow corn,
but in the same weather said have brought a bumper harvest to the strawberry growers.
The situation seems to be the same all over the world. Hence, it said to have brought big profit to the
commodity speculators who [rightly] speculated to have corn shortage and its price up.
Whether it is right or wrong, it is always the case, somebody’s misery is some other’s god opportunity.
This is the hard fact, as the weather is.
Then bring an argument to those situation is either emotional or in moral issue
—– both based on the Wet Mind.
Because of the dry weather, the plants on this patch of the land here couldn’t succeed.
In fact this year they failed twice. —– once the weeds grown to a feet high, then the dry spell on April
wiped them out. And after a short but pretty heavy wet weather, some plants shot up again —– then
they are all dead now. === is rather prosaic description of what happened here.
From this desiccated scene, may be I should create quite emotional, wet stories such as how I feel sad
while imagining a pleasure to see wild green, mentioning the glory of the sun and the joy which the nature
has been brought me over the years, and so on.
—– wet stories appeal to the readers, who is seeking sweet story
and a moment of consolation in the cyberspace.
non
Despite we are living in the environment of 90% Hard, Dry Facts, our mind seemed to have
90% of Wet Thinking / Wet Mind —– because we don’t see the Dry Fact in Dry —– We are seasoning it
with wet, slimy source, mostly to sweeten it. —– On top of it, before cooking and seasoning them, we are
conveniently selecting them to meet our taste. (Hence, sweet blog is more popular 🙂 )
Then, end of the day, we have to face Dry Fact and forced to give Dry Judgement — if the judgement
was not Dry enough, it will fail and Boomerang.
I know, Dry Food is hard to swallow, Dry Fact is hard to see though, anyhow it IS Dry —– to
see the world as it is, the first step to avoid to hit by a Boomerang = have a long-term peaceful life, in stead of
temporary comfort —– which need to have some practice. ( to begin with,
to know how sweet your taste, and the favourite source is 😀 )
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non
Clockwork DHARMA ?
I just found a good metaphor to explain [What is Dharma] !
It’s a huge gigantic machine ! (No, this is no a joke 😀 )
Gigantic, as its mechanism extend as far as to the end of universe.
And as it is working and ticking, it’s keep moving, hence, no same moment ever exists.
But this machine is invisible, except some end-device connected to its mechanism.
Its mean, all the visible existences are the part of this machine.
This machine exists since the start of the universe, long before human kind appeared on the earth.
Therefore, no written specification, operational manual in any language exists, yet still, some part of its
mechanism and the function has been observed and deciphered as a science and chemistry.
As it is a viable working machine, there is certain tendency and the rules of the way how it works,
though, as it is so gigantic and too complicated, it is beyond the capability of the human to know whole function.
—– except Buddha.
Non
While observing the phenomena and its occurrences, Buddha noticed that, this world is a kind of system
which is affecting and reacting to each other. ( This intertwined connection is the Karma )
He found it as the system of infinite size which contains ourselves as a part.
And as it is constantly adjusting and reacting, there can not be a single moment of stillness
—– nothing stays the same.
And as it is a system automatically working like a machine, it doesn’t have human like Ego or its own SELF
—– and the human is its part of mechanism, human has SELF neither.
And this system exists before human and not designed to serve for human, its operation is not necessary
for the benefit of human, therefore to live as a part of this system, occurrences are not centred for human
nor kind to human. —– Hence life is harsh.
—– with those contemplation, Buddha found the wisdom to deal with this system or to live as a
part of the system with minimum aggravation, hence in peace and the harmony.
And the teaching is —– to know how the mechanism of the system and the mechanism of ourself works.
Only the way to find the function and its internal rules of the unknown mechanism is —– to observe
and find it by oneself.—– (Finding it, is the Enlightenment)
As the system is working automatic, disregarding the human ego or emotion, to impose or try to understand it,
with human-like mind is pointless —– because the system itself has no such mind.
( You can’t deal with machine with your emotion — you have to do it like handling a machine 😀 )
As the system (include ourself) is operating without the mind, try to think or explaining it with words is
useless. It needs to observe its function and the results = deeds. Hence, talking, thinking has no place.
—– This is what the Dharma is.
non
You may not like this description 😀
Especially the western people got used to think the God as a personified figure, as it was imagined as a
super-human, though, no such things in the Universe.
Nor so-called great soul, like Brahman or Atman. ( Romanticized idea appeals to the emotion, but
romantic idea is far from the Truth )
The Dharma is the system much more like a huge machine.
That’s why it is operating dispassionately / in Mushin ( Mind of no-mind).
( Financial panic may caused by the fear of speculators which some Buddhist may say “It’s only in the mind”
though, resulting rise of interest will affect all others like a mechanical precision and the force)
In fact, human mind is always causing a destruction and a mayhem to the system.
—– that’s why the Buddhism says Mushin, Taoism says Woii —– do nothing intentionally = let the natural
mechanism to take its own course.
( I found this metaphor is the clearest explanation —– in words 😀 —— Convinced ? )
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non
What a situation, what BUDDHIST can do ?
Having more than 2,600 years history, Buddhism acquired very wide-spread of diversity and its facets.
From almost purely religious belief to the way to control one’s mind-set, on top of its local variations.
Like, Pure-land sect might be its extreme and the Zen is the other.
And the Tibetan Buddhism is one of the most uniquely evolved type in its land.
Some are adopted and fused with the fashion of popular belief then, such as the Tantrism.
Still all derived from the teachings of Buddha. Which is,
how peacefully live the life of impermanent life.
[ Don’t worry regardless how the situation in THIS life is dire, there is a heaven waiting for you.]
—– is a typical religious approach, such as the Pure-land sect.
[ See only the subject which IS on front of you ( its mean, Don’t be deflected by a matter which is
irrelevant )] —– is the Zen approach.
Non
Most of the Buddhist’s site says [Be grateful to have a joy of the life and have a peaceful life ] —– how sweet !
Yet seeing too many disturbing news, too gloomy aspects of the social, political, economical situations, and
seeing loads of destructive reports ( such as in a website < Extinction. Protocol > —– which is giving
an impression [ the world is end tomorrow ] ) —– how can I keep my peace ?
Non
Facing the devastation of the world such as happened in Japan [could we still stay calm ? ]
As a Zen Buddhist, I might have made an explanation “ As a Buddhist, I gave some donation to Japanese
Disaster Fund etc, which I thought my duty, though further than that, I can’t do much as it is too far away”
—– but, wasn’t it, bought small peace of mind, then buried the head in the sand with convenient excuse ?
And making excuse “ What I can do is, transmit nice stories to make a reader to feel a joy of the life —– and
put photos of flowers and blue sky “ ( though, i’m not necessary doing this 🙂 )
Other Buddhists might have thought “ This is what the Samsara meant, this is what the life is, so, I need
to chant the Mantra more ( to go to heaven) “
—– but in reality, the situations are not such benign, nor Buddhist’s thought is simple.
Non
There could be some thoughts, from quite meta-physical view such as, we human being is facing an
awful repercussion, as we have been odd with the Dharma too long ( so-called Punishment ) to
much talked about break down of ecosystem / global natural balance, devastation of environment
—– driven by the man’s greed (Capitalism) —-> hence we are having so many freak weather, climate
change and its chain reaction etc. etc, the list of implication is endless.
———- then, what can we do, and should do as a Buddhist ?
In fact, when I faced this question on the time of Japanese disaster, I was deeply affected, or simply
depressed. —– what AM I doing here. just reading the news ?
Just an ordinary man who went there with bare hand and shifted the mud, would have done much more
good to help the situation. Or, should I keep stay calm, as if nothing happened in the world, while stop
reading the news —– and making nice lemon tea ?
Was that a kind of peace what a Buddhist should enjoy ?
Nothing other than on front of me, exists in the world ? ? ? Other than that, are all irrelevant to
the one’s life and they are the delusions ?
non
Where is the realm of one’s life — while everything are inter-connected to each other.
The air I have inhaled now could contain an oxygen atom which has been exhaled by a man in the other side
of the world a month ago, or from a plant leaf of Amazon jungle.
What actuary Dharma affecting one’s life ?
—– Or, was that only manifested as a flow of the occurrences ?
The answer seems to be, there is no fixed answer to what is right or wrong as a notion,
such as [go to disaster area and help clearing the mud] or [stay here]. They are just man’s Thinking.
As, there was no way to go there and I happened to stay here and worried about the situation
—– happened as it was, it was right = the natural flow of the Dharma. ( if it was wrong, I shall
pick up the consequence soon or later = if it’s comes, it comes ) ( In this extent, Buddhists are passive
= unless we were attacked, we don’t fight, we don’t attack —– ? ? ? Does it mean, to research defence against
tsunami is wrong ? No, the danger is already there, and soon or later it will come = preparation is a defence.
non
While after the Atomic Bomb, the ground of Hiroshima and Nagasaki started to have regrowth of
the plants, flora and fauna, and the People started to rebuilt the houses.
People couldn’t wait 25 years like Chernobyl. (Incredible though, it’s just a historical fact )
People lived there might have shorter life and some baby might have died prematurely —– still, we haven’t
found any mutant man, or super cockroach from Hiroshima or Nagasaki —– simply defective GENE has been
died and disappeared —– and survived are just lived on as normal existence.
Hiroshima and Nagasaki are the same bustling Cities like all another Cities in Japan now, other
than their horrendous memories. —– Life continues and the cities and towns in Japan will be recovered with
wiser adaptations in their building design.
Living far away from Japan, I’ve shed a tear or two with the emotions of powerlessness.
—– that was my deed, this is what happened. That’s it. Not my word or thinking but only the fact count.
( Regardless, what ever the theory, planning, talking, we don’t know what actually happen —— and when
it happened, we have to follow and find the measure —– only the reality, the fact and the deed count. )
There wouldn’t be any escape and in the same time, no use to dream any hypothetical
possibility or have an illusion to be a Superman. ( Unless you were born to be a Superman 😀 )
Yes, this is what the Dharma is. We have no way else but accept and follow.
___/\___
( PS : By the way, I like Bob Geldof —– He was a young man with passion as a young man is, but
don’t like Bono —– he is just a bully, who found a mechanism to satisfy his ego)
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Shit JOKE
While talking about jokes, my friend suggested me to see the site,
[ If shit happens ] —– Aha ! Its here. ( You may Google them 🙂 )
I’ve heard some of them before, but didn’t know such comprehensive collection ( a lot of it )
has been circulating among the people. 😀
Basically the say is more or less the same between here and there though, one of the listings are
having pretty comprehensive collection, therefore the one which may noteworthy was :
[ Close-to-complete Ideology and Religion Shit List ] —– thejaywalker.co
To quote some from there ; —
- Taoism: Shit happens.
- Confucianism: Confucius say, “Shit happens.”
- Buddhism: If shit happens, it isn’t really shit.
- Zen Buddhism: Shit is, and is not.
- Zen Buddhism #2: What is the sound of shit happening?
- Hinduism: This shit has happened before.
- Islam: If shit happens, it is the will of Allah.
- Islam #2: If shit happens, kill the person responsible.
- Islam #3: If shit happens, blame Israel.
- Catholicism: If shit happens, you deserve it.
- Protestantism: Let shit happen to someone else.
- Presbyterian: This shit was bound to happen.
- Seventh Day Adventism: No shit shall happen on Saturday.
- Creationism: God made all shit.
- Secular Humanism: Shit evolves.
- Quakers: Let us not fight over this shit.
- Utopianism: This shit does not stink.
- Darwinism: This shit was once food.
- Capitalism: That’s MY shit.
- Communism: It’s everybody’s shit.
- Feminism: Men are shit.
- Commercialism: Let’s package this shit.
- Impressionism: From a distance, shit looks like a garden.
- Idolism: Let’s bronze this shit.
- Existentialism: Shit doesn’t happen; shit IS.
- Existentialism #2: What is shit, anyway?
- Stoicism: This shit is good for me.
- Hedonism: There is nothing like a good shit happening!
- Atheism: What shit?
- Atheism #2: I can’t believe this shit!
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I don’t know how many people contributed to each Joke and when its became a crèche.
Obviously they were said by the westerner as the list has more of the Christian sect, in comparison
to such as Buddhism, Moslem or even Judaism. ( Buddhism might have more than 50 sects and
Sunni and Shiite Moslem seemed to be quite different, and from moderate to ultra-orthodox, the
Judaism sects might not having the same view —– When it came to the Matter of Shit 😀
non
They are the caricature based on the stereotype —– though, don’t be serious its a joke.
Yet still, to make a caricature funny, it need to have certain resemblance —– That’s why its Joke
makes people realize “ M, m, m, its true 😀 “ —– so, I would say, “ Well said !”
non
Something related to this blog is, there are two entry of the Buddhism.
Buddhism general and the Zen Buddhism. —– m, m, m, interesting.
But, the one quoted What is the sound of shit happening? seemed to be a caricature of KOAN,
it’s mean Rinzai Zen sect. ( Soto-Zen doesn’t use the words )
—– If I were there to answer this Koan, I would say
“ It deafening the nose “ 😀
—
Pok’s ZEN
Ten days ago I received an invitation to a private view of an art exhibition from a man whom I don’t know at all.
I was quite puzzled, how come ? ? ? (since my Email address is not public)
Exhibition was a contemporary art in context of dairy practice in Zen Buddhist’s culture —- What ?
Before go down to the puzzle of Zen art, I guessed that somebody my friend who knows of my Zen blog
might have suggested him to send an Email to me.
Any how, it’s best to see a man and ask.
Non
So, I took a journey to the exhibition and met a young artist, Chong-Boon Pok.
Obviously he is a Chinese but turned out to be from Malaysia and living in here about 10 years.
And he is a kind of [native] Zen Buddhist, who doesn’t need to know what the Zen is or its
history etc, but as he was grown up in its environment he is naturally doing it.
(even unaware of why —– it’s in his subconscious)
—– As he was saying in his Press release;
“ My studio practice operates within subjects, time and space using the everyday and engages
aspects of mindfulness,self, memories, social, cultural and symbolic form. My cultural upbringing and
life experiences are often revisited, examined and evidenced in my work.
The work embraces ideas of as-it-is-ness, nothingness, the impermanent nature of things, and the
interconnectedness of objects and people, all of which are relevant to Zen Buddhist discourses of everyday.”
non
And what he is showing are — in his words;
“ Devoting attentiveness to and contemplating the everyday is central to my art practice.
The everyday that I refer to is the trivial, ordinary and inconsequential objects and activities that
people tend to take for granted such as the cutlery we use for eating, something we are so familiar
with that we are less likely to give a second thought when we encountered them. Besides
assembling everyday objects into sculptural forms and installations, part of my work involves
using food and cooking to perform and interact with people visiting my exhibition.”
non
Like a round piece in the photo above ( can be enlarged with click on the photo) it was made out of
drink-can’s pull-ring —– thousand of them. So as the other pieces, they are made out of really
ordinary objects —– but with the thousands of repeated works.
Some may think, it might have done by dreadful swet-shop like endless work or even it might have done by
the hired worker —– wrong. It was all done by the artist himself.
And some may think, it is a kind of play devoting to the God —– wrong again.
Except the first few line of the work where the artist needed to find the best adjustment, following work
all through up to the finishing line, it was done almost automatic = just the repeating movement of the fingers.
There was nothing else in his mind = so-called Mindfulness, though, in fact, there was nothing.
Hence Mind of No-Mind = the true reflection of the Nothingness of the existence.
—– in deed, those repeating work is the Buddhist’s practice = by which the one can reach to
the state of Mushin (Mind of No-Mind ).
non
But we shouldn’t forget, that the Practice is just the practice to get the state of the mind, Mushin.
Mushin itself is not a goal. It is just a state of the mind. What is the goal ? —– Life, that’s all.
But the Life without unnecessary worries or useless delusions hence without pitfall.
What else anyone needs to have ?
More than handful of gold ? Or surrounded by 100 of virgins ? —— ? ? ? What to do with those virgins ?
Do you want to be a rapist or dirty old man ? —– in fact, all those dirty idea negates the goodness or virtue of
the Mushine, since it against the Rules of the Dharma.
One’s life is to make other life happier. This is what all about the meaning of the Life.
( Running big company employing thousands of staffs and selling the products all over the world
—– in effects, supporting those who working for him, and appreciated by the people who bought the products,
in the same time, making money and able to supports his own family —– this is the Life.
(well, billions of variations there)
non
So, unmistakably, the artist, Pok succeeded in this task —– by his work in Mushin, made
the people smile and made their eyes open “ A, Ha ~ ~ ~” and making people feel Happy.
He should be rewarded by the Dharma.
Non
His exhibition [ Contemplating the Everyday ] continues until 8th July, 11am~5pm
@ Central House Building / Metropolitan University —– Near Oldgate East Station , London
(it is opposite of the Whitechapel Gallery / Habib Bank on the corner / entrance is over the Bank office)
—– < www.thegroundweshare.co.uk.blogspot.com >
It’s worthwhile to pay a visit 🙂
—–
JAPANESE Psyche
There was the interesting exchange of the mails about the quality of the Japanese politician and their Psyche.
And the Japanese Psyche in general. (I may repeat this in English soon)
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日本の政治家の資質低下について，はたと気がついたのですが，どうもその原因は理念とか本人の器といった
高貴な問題ではなく，むしろ本人や党の台所事情ではと見えたのですがいかが？
かつての自民－社会対立の頃にはそれぞれが，企業－労組という強力かつ安定した資金源があり，金はないが
名将の器という人物が党の応援を得て当選し頭角を現す可能性があった。
ところが経済の混迷，それに引きずられて政党政治の混迷が起り，上記したような，
それなりに安定していた政治資金システムも崩壊してしまった。
言ってみれば 政治景観は，野武士ならまだしも，夜盗，かっぱらいだけがとにかく金を作って
生き残れるといふ焼け跡化してしまったのです。怪しげな利権のつながりで金をせびって来られる夜盗の頭目が
寄って来るかっぱらいを集め新党を作ったり他の徒党との取引に明け暮れる
－－－こりゃロクでもない連中ばかりになるといふのは当然でしょう。
（ミもフタもなさすぎますか？ ハッハッハ）
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> それでもなんとか世の中が回ってる。沈みながら、ではあるにしても。
というのが日本の民への賛嘆ではあるのですが
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日本人に染み付いた儒教仏教の美德は，今や世界中に認められた歴史的遺産で
元ネタである筈の中国人をすら驚愕させているのです。
未曾有の災害，その後の原発事故，為政者の無策に直面しても略奪はおろか暴動，反政府 運動も起らない。
［君，君たらずとも，臣，臣たれ］［己れの分をわきまえよ］で,ひたすら己れの分である所の職務を全うする。
全ての職務が平常心を持って完遂されれば，つまり全ての歯車が正常に回れば，
全体としてシステムは昨日と同様に作動する。メデタシメデタシ。
（逆に言えば昨日と同じで，新事態となるとお手上げ）
－－－つまり，日本人はこの［己れの分］を全うする為に，ひたすら滅私奉公。
ところがこの滅私といふのは無私とは程遠く，［分］というのは縄張りに外ならない。
縄張りに入って来るヨソ者を排撃するだけでなく，大きな縄張りを持った者ヘのネタミ，妨害は執拗にやる。
「このMLは俺が作った」のテですよ。
——
－－－で，この［分］というのが日本人の場合，極度に狭い。もう卑小と言える狭さ。
知ったような顔で知識はあるが（なんたって世界ーの就学率，英語教育だけでも１０年）
しかし，その知識も，己れの［分］以外は「おこがましくって」と無視。
何しろ［月毎のおこずかい］を女房からいただき家政経済にすら疎い程ですから。
そうして，個である事の最後のトリデをオタクとかネットのポルノに見つける。
ネットは情報空間，コミニュケーション領域を異状な程に拡大した筈なのですが
良く見てみると，実はそうした卑小な密室にこもった人間同志が同類と交っているだけで，当人の視野や
思考領域が拡がっている訳ではなく，多少でも違ったコトを言う者が居ると完璧に無視されるか袋叩きに合う。
この異常な程の世界の狭さは大企業のトップでも同じで「それは現場に聞いてくれ」となる。
－－－で，日産もソニーもトップは外人に任せるコトになった。
－－－ムムム？－－－ひょっとしたら，官僚や政府の要職には英人米人をやとったら？
—–
縄張りと面子の調整で［和］に到逹するのが日本教の理念ですが，何しろ出発点，土台となる視野が
あまりにも狭いから，そもそも自分の鼻の頭を見るのが精一杯。
自分を客観視して位置を見定められないし，まして方向など言わずもがな。
大変な滅私奉公をやりながらとにかくシステムを回し続ける忍従は賞賛に値すると言えますが，
同時にその卑小な世界，縄張りにしがみつく頑迷さ，傲慢さもすごい。
（で，この縄張り意識（自己存在のより処）を失うと，コロっと自殺してしまう）
－－－滅私が無私に成長するとは限らない事の典形です。惜しい。
（まァ，褝家でも本当に開かれた目を持った視野の広い人物は希ですから）
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で，何か改善策はあるのか？－－－「ワトソン君，良い質問だ」（Good question !）
目前に在る対象にのみ反応し，それ以外の事象への想念を，雑念妄念として排除するのが褝なのですが
（つまり己れの手にある問題にのみ集中しそれを完遂する－－－振かかって来る火の粉は払わねばならぬが，
燃えている家の火を消すのは火消しの役目！！！）と言う［己れの分をわきまえた］行動様式は実に
３００年５００年に渡って叩き込まれている以上に，全システムがこの理念で動いているのです。
本物かどうか抜きに ［専門家としてテレビに］ 出て来た人間の言った事なら鼻くそでも鵜吞みにするが，
それ以外はどんな正論でも聞く耳を持たない。
（従って，戦争意識はー回の玉音放送でピタリと終息してしまった）
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実は日本人自身，何かおかしいとは気になっているのです。
だからこそ，限りなく出版される「日本人論」を買い続け，ー方あらゆる占い，血液形だ風水だと読みまくり，
己れは何者か，何処に立っているのかといふのを［お告げ］の中に見出そうとする。
ファッションの撰択すら，TV，メディアで確定されたタイプに限る。
セクハラとかPCといった社会理念，法制度すら［先進文化国家］で確立定着した片カナとなると
すぐ飛つくが日本独自の因習は完全に黙殺される。（今でも舶来崇拝！）
あくまで［与えられた分］の中に収まろうとする訳です。
つまり自分の判断には自信が無いから，自分で撰択し自己規定できない。従って周囲の人間に対しても
既製のレッテルを貼るだけで理解したような気分になっている。（さらに悪い事に，このレッテルが
次々と発明されて増え続け，それを的確に使い，かつ気持悪い程に馬鹿丁寧な言い回しができないと
文化的，知的にとり残された馬鹿とのレッテルを貼られ片付けられる。つまりこの文章も「まァ，限られた，
ごくー部のヒトであるのではと想像いたしますが」とか書いておかないと，僕もネトウヨのレッテルを貼られて
袋叩きに会うかも）この思考の硬直化はもうファッショのー歩手前です。オッ恐ろしかァ。
－－ミュータントとか新人類と呼ばれる若者が出て来た時，日本人も少しは変わるのかと思ったのですが，
それからさらに３０年，世界は激変してしまった中でも，全く変っていないのです。
－－－つまり僕ごときが今更何か言っても何の足しにもならない。僕は自然観察から出発して社会学，
人間観察に入った者で，予言者になる事も神がかりを演じる事もできないのです。
－－－それでも多少の期待を込めて敢えて書けば，ようやく盛上って来た原発廃棄ヘ向けての署名運動の
ようなもの，その大義に加わっていく事で己れの殻を破り新しい，未知の世界に目を開く事，
ひょっとしたら全く無馱になるかも知れない事に己れをかり立てる－－－つまり無償の行為＝無私というものを
実践するきっかけになるのでは？ そうした実践経験の中から，新しい人間像が生れて来るのを期待したい。
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Yoshizen
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FORMURA in DHARMA
I have written about how Leonardo Davinch was obsessed with his Masonic belief a while ago.
And it is well known that the Masonic people has been trying to figure out the fundamental rule of
the universe in its proportion or mathematical formula, hence the architectural proportion of
the old temple etc.
Fibonacci number / its rule of consecutive numbers are one of the rules found in nature —–
since they thought, it should have the ultimate power of rule of universe. etc etc. ( It is true, some plants
and its order of distribution of leaves or seeds on the pod shows certain pattern, hence certain formula
which lead to the discovery of the very Fibonacci number ) —– so what ?
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Unfortunately, there is no such magic formula to solve the trouble in the human life.
If the perfect proportion of the old temple have had any mythical protective power of the universe,
it couldn’t have been destroyed.
It is a tendency of the dream of lazy and yet greedy man —— to grub the power and the fortune
by tricking using the simple and easy formula —– and believing such things could ever exist.
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Of cause, Buddha taught no such things could ever exists, and such idea is nothing
but a delusion. —– though, some Mahayana Mantras having many fancy super natural stories.
A man who read Diamond Mantra and wanted to gain such super natural power, asked me to teach
the secret of Zen. (since he believed I’ve got it —– how nice complement 😀 )
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Give a thought or two to what Buddha taught —–
Fixed formula which got only few parameters only works to the fixed, limited condition.
Buddha said, nothing stays permanent and keep changing moment to moment = out of
reach of any fixed formula.
Such formula is a product of our poor thinkings —– how we can rely such idea when the author,
ourself is unreliable. Even its existence is not certain.
Above all, what is the intention to get such secret formula for — to get the good result quick ?
To get power and the fortune in easy way ? = What a greed and the arrogance.
Such greed or arrogance negates any virtue of the Buddhism.
One Buddhists sect recruiting the people saying “Get happiness quick“— though, such idea to appeal
the people’s greed negates Buddhism itself. ( You can see, despite they are taking a lots though they
are the most miserable people — only able to repeat what was written in the book, and thinking Happy)
Strange Paradox of Goodness in the Buddhism only came out of absolute nothing. From No expectation.
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Buddha didn’t give an answer to many questions — long time myself has been thinking, because
it was not necessary for us to know, — though I realized, it was the very answer Buddha intended to give.
The answer itself is a notion, whether it was said by Buddha or not. When the notion itself and
the condition based upon it couldn’t exist in a fixed form, there couldn’t be
a fixed answer = no answer is the very answer.
—– Then all the another pieces of his teachings fallen into the jigsaw —– that’s why the clear eyes to
see the Dharma is essential = Dharma itself is not fixed entity, it changes a moment to moment,
hence the flow of response is essential. The free mind, not cringe to any fixed idea, away from any
deluded idea or belief is essential = Mind of No-Mind is the key to see the Dharma.
Its mean, the compliance to the situation is the matter. See the situation as it is.
And the response on this moment may not be the same to a response a moment ago.
Its mean, there is no fixed formula. Or no-formula is the ultimate formula.
No quick fix with anticipation exists.
Don’t worry with bad anticipation, until its happened, it hasn’t happened yet.
When it’s happened, then, take best action —– as long as you keep your eyes clear,
the situation you see is far better than misguided anticipation.
Flexible structure is much stronger even in an earthquake.
This is the Buddhism. Buddhists never miss the moment.
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SEXUAL Conotation
It is a funny paradox. I always amazed to find that the search term and its wording which end up
here having many sexual connotations. Its mean I’ve been giving so much disappointment to
those who is expected to find somewhat erotic content here. Sorry folks 😀
It was not in my intention or tactics to attract the readers but my careless choice of the subjects.
(For instance, when I used the term [xxxx Do] it supposed to mean such as Kendo, Judo, etc.
in general. As I was not familiar with X-rated film kind, I was not aware — to other’s eyes, it can
be construed as “about Do XXX act” Ha ha ha, very funny. 😀 —– my ignorance but too late)
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In 1987, when I heard very first news of the new disease from San Francisco which is now known
to be the AIDS, I noticed that the sexual relation is no longer safe.
And it was the same time when my court case which related to a woman’s exploitation of
immigration loop-hole was started.
(A woman deported from here, fraudulently registered the marriage in Japan using my name
without my knowledge. The woman admitted that she did it by an instruction of employer, though
the High Court Judge made it valid and granted her quick divorce for her to escape deportation to
Japan where the Police was alerted. Naturally, the case was brought up to the Court of Appeal.
Because of the case was too obvious fraud, the President of the High Court came out to suppress the
matter saying “no need to go into the evidence”—– since the evidence in the transcript says
“Marriage is Void” —– He couldn’t go into the EVIDENCE ) —– ( From this evidence, how
High Court Judge Dobly made the marriage valid, reflect the situation in the English justice)
I just gave up any relation. Woman is nothing but the trouble.
So that the file in my brain to deal with woman was deleted.
The woman became just a part of a landscape, hence its sexual connotation disappeared.
Existence of Genitals doesn’t mean sex —– its sexual connotation is all in the mind.
( of which I’ve been calling [ OBSESSION ] —– which can be erased )
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Anyhow, court case consume a lots of time and a money. Especially in my case, to proceed it myself
as Litigant in Person (without Lawyer, while studying English Law overnight) was hard.
I was simply fallen into the situation, not able to spare the time or money to a woman.
It was totally out of question.
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Of cause the knowledge was still there and able to see or hear what woman says, though it doesn’t
connect to my EMOTION hence the so-called female sexuality or their sex appeal stop to
appeal to my mind —– they became the matter of foreign land or different universe.
A funny side effect (?) was, as the receptacle to read sexual context in my mind has been deleted, I lost
a capability to see the innuendo or meaning of suggestive approach or its signal. (So that, in many
cases, after long time, I suddenly became aware “I see, she wanted to sleep with me” 😀 )
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As a matter of fact, even myself was amazed to see the change of my own perception. And it
made me realize, this must be the condition of mind what the Zen Buddhism is talking about.
Then I gave a thought. Read the books I brought from Japan etc. etc. —– it was an epoch in my
quest to the Zen. If the mind can be controlled in this way, in reverse this must be the way to control
the mind in general. (If even a so-called imperative instinct could be negated and completely
disappeared, there can not be any difficulty to control the mind )
On
Since then somewhat strange 23 years past —– but, it seems it was seen by others even more strange.
Most of all, be in the Club every weekend, seemed to give an impossible puzzle to others. 😀
I was there to perfect my body movement (others call it dancing) nothing else. Though, even a
club owner, manager seemed not able to understand what is the purpose for. As a matter of fact, I had
the indispensable opportunities to observe the Skinner Box of male-female behaviour ! ! ! 😀
And seeing hundred of almost naked young girls shaking their ass every weekend for (just with the
Fridge Club in Brixton — almost 6 years) so many years, I’ve accumulated a collation of body shape, facial
expression and her dancing style and the character —– how to behave, and so on.
But never dance or even talk with them (and never drink alcohol) created funny myth —– such as,
I was the real owner or under-cover detective etc. —– The worst was mistaken as a gay (for their mind,
“if not interested in woman it must be a gay” then start sexual act straight on the spot, hugging from
behind or touch the body while wearing only kinky strings, etc. —– I respect their right to be a gay.
But I have exact the same right not to be sexually harassed by them —– do what you like but
don’t count me in) —– yet still, those facts enforced my view even stronger—-> not all the gay
person was born to be a gay, but became gay by their choice, its mean a drive came from
their thinking = mind-set can change even an inherent, imperative instinct.
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To accumulate too much data makes a person insensitive. —– nothing would surprise nor excite.
And having so much data (about woman) made me too casual, or there is no romantic sanctuary left.
So that I might have lost the usual sense to handle the matter with kid gloves, hence I might be
giving an impression to have lots of sexual talk. (Certain extent, it is true 😀 —– when the subject
having no significance to place in the sanctuary, it became just one hilarious subject among the others)
Hence, I just have no boundary or prohibition.
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And the reason why I created so many female nude figure was, simply it is easier. —– it is much
more cumbersome to make a dressed figure, using such as wire or metal panel. And if you put big
boobs it became female nude. In comparison, to show the male figure as male, needs to show more
complexed muscles etc. which is harder for the simple material. (Strangely, my Buddha stature has
no muscle, just the bones —– still nobody thought he is no other than Buddha 🙂 )
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If you happen to be an unsuspecting, misguided reader, who unfortunately end up here,
it was mainly caused by the Google’s key-word program —- they literally, pick up a word out of context.
Still, I hope, you had unexpected fun while reading this. Ha ha ha 😀
non
Illusion of PERMANENCE
A decade or two ago, when we saw the dawn of digital photography, we were told
and believed that the digitized photo will be safe and permanent.
Unlike silver based photo image which is vulnerable to the chemical deterioration
etc. digitized information is the most reliable, solid archive of the recording.
—– Really ? ? ?
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After nearly three decade, the people who bought early CD music, started to notice
that their disc has been deteriorated and no longer playable due to the
ageing of the plastic material.
CD player just show you a sign [ No Disc ] or music became corrupt and repeat the
same passage again and again. —– The average life of CD is 20 years.
Considering the 100-year-old Wax-cylinder Gramophone Record still able to give the signals out,
I wonder what an advancement of technology was.
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And I noticed, some photos saved in a USB flash memory has become [ Invalid ] —– ? ? ?
Data was just evaporated. Since I have no idea what image existed there. I just give up. Nothing I can do.
—– The data in the flash memory last 5 years.
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HDD / Hard disc is notoriously fragile animal. One drop would nullify hundreds of Giga byte of data instantly.
( Mechanical and electrical life span of HDD is about 5 years. Therefore, you may need to copy the data
again to new HDD, before trouble occur )
It is absolutely true. Digitized image never changes and as it is the simplest form of the
information which consists only 1 and 0, it would be most reliable form. Yes, Information is,
but not a media which recording or storing them. Without a media, the data can not exists.
And the danger of electrical glitch which corrupt the data or OS could be always there.
The more you open the file, the more chance to have it. The larger the HDD, having the more danger.
(Just imagine, a 2.5″ HDD disc on the photo having less than 5 square inch surface. —– Assuming, on there
30 Giga x 8 magnetized (and not magnetized) dot are aligned —– you know how small they are.
Picking up the data, whether each point was magnetized or not, from the disc which is rotating 5400 round
a minute —– it is an incredibly tricky business, even when everything worked perfect = soon or later,
something not perfect come to affect the over all function = you no longer able to read the data. That’s it. )
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A collection of Photos and Video images I had been accumulated in my old laptop which I have copied into
a USB flash memory to read in my new laptop was just disappeared all together. 4 Gb size of data has just gone.
The screen shows ” File is empty / 0 bite ” —– great !
( Later, I recovered the lost file in the 4Gb USB memory using [ Mini Tool Power Data Recovery, Free Edition
program ] which I downloaded free —– saved about 15,000 files out of 20,000 though, all jumbled-up, without
caption or file name = you know, How the situation is nightmarelish —– 😦 and 😀 )
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In this situation and its hard reality, the internet data storage service was born —- though, like my experience,
one day its might just disappear. Service might be withdrawn, even by human error, or the file even the
site management itself could be hacked in, and the data could be lost. The more important the data is, it would
be the more profitable for the hacker to steal it. The Cloud computing may seem very convenient and
very very powerful though, of cause, such concentration of the data can be seen just as a huge
treasure trove, and inevitably attract the organized cyber criminal. Cynical irony is, even if the
data has been extremely highly encrypted, billion combination of code can easily be deciphered
using even more computing power of the Cloud. —– Nothing is safe and permanent.
So that the wise mind-set is, —– accept its nature, it might be there, might not be there,
and live with which is remained to be there.
If the photo is there, use it. If not there, it’s not there. Never cling the idea [It should be there ].
(Better keep the crucial data locked up as a print-out copy —– then how about a fire ? 😀 )
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Your loved one might be there and smiling at you.
You enjoy it, but might not be there any longer, still not to be desperate.
You enjoy your precious memory. —– Live on what you got in your hand.
___/\___ Have a peaceful day.
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PS: ( Photo above was taken by Canon 5D Mk-II with TSE 24 mm-L II — This is a pretty well made good lens )
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