I went to Kumamoto to attend a memorial meeting for the poet Ishimure michiko, who passed away in 2018.

https://www.shinshuji-kumamoto.com/post/2025%E5%B9%B4-%E4%B8%8D%E7%9F%A5%E7%81%AB%E5%BF%8C

(Sorry. This link is only in Japanese, no English)

I am truly sorry that I was not able to meet her in person before her death.

I would like to continue to think about what Michiko Ishimure has left us.

I went to an exhibition on Minamata disease in Kyoto.

Many people were in the large hall, but no one spoke and went around the hall silently.

It was so hard to even cry in the face of such a harsh reality.

I was very ashamed of myself for not knowing anything about it, even though we live in the same Japan.

What do people do when they encounter a disease for which there is no cure.

I felt as if I was being asked a question quietly but strongly.

I finally was able to purchase the INMO GO2, which I have wanted for a long time.

I feel as if I have the “future” that mankind thought of long ago, but I haven’t mastered it yet (lol).

Maybe it’s because it was just released, but for some reason the translation stops halfway through. Why is that?

There is an online community that does meditations and suddenly, as of last Friday (23 January), I will be leading the meditations in this community.

https://www.facebook.com/groups/342078903385776/about

(Sorry, only Japanese guide, no English guide)

And it is live every day from Monday to Saturday, starting at 6:00 a.m. Japan time. (I don’t think I can get up every morning…)

Zoom Meeting ID: 622 308 209

Passcode: 800008

If you are reading this text right now, you are compelled to join us…lol!