The beauty, simplicity and reverence of Japan are shifting the ground beneath my feet. Writing that’s emerged thus far speaks to this time-out-of-time with my son; the words below spilled out onto the hotel scratch pad unexpectedly, midweek.
Photographed on the grounds of Eiheiji, temple of Soto Zen ancestor Eihei Dogen built in the 1200s, a tremendous pilgrimage realized. This piece is right from my heart, not yet in any book, just for you.
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