Category: Peace
-
Watching Coachella While Thinking About the State of the World
It’s already been four months since we entered 2026, and the world seems to be moving in a more and more uneasy direction. From what I personally feel, gas prices have become the “new normal” at around $5 per gallon, and sometimes even creeping into the $6 range. There are constant headlines like “attacks on…
-
The Heart Sutra and What It Teaches Us in an Uncertain World
A few years ago, I became curious about the Heart Sutra and started looking into it.This short Buddhist scripture—only 262 characters long—is said to contain the essence of Buddhist wisdom.But honestly, I couldn’t understand any of it at first. So I went to my teacher: YouTube.I searched for “Heart Sutra explained simply” and finally found…
-
Congratulations, Ms. Takaichi!
I wasn’t sure how this leadership election would turn out.Since ordinary citizens don’t get to vote directly, we often feel as if we have no control. For a moment I worried we might go back to another era of “selling off Japan,” like what happened under Koizumi—father and son. But not this time. Times have…
-
Feng Shui and Me: How Cleaning My Space Helped Me Find Inner Balance
🌸 I’ve Always Liked Feng Shui — When Cleaning Your Space Heals Your Mind When I was younger, Dr. Copa, a famous Japanese feng shui master, was everywhere on TV and in magazines.He used to say that the condition of your home could change your destiny — for better or worse.I wanted my life to…