Aus der Nacht der Bewusstlosigkeit zum Leben erwacht, findet sie sich wieder, als Individuum in einer end- und grenzenlosen Welt, staunend über die Realität des Unwahrscheinlichen, in der der Zauber des Paradieses unsere unerschöpflichen Wünsche zu erfüllen scheint. Nur die Wiederholung der Vergangenheit bleibt ihr versagt.
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South of Kyōto City, the major Shintō shrine closest our house is Nagaoka Tenman-gū (長岡天満宮), associated with the presence of the statesman-scholar Fujiwara Michizane (菅原道真) over a thousand years ago in the Heian Period. He was not the only case of being exiled wrongly by the Imperial court, followed by natural disasters, interpreted as the work of his angry ghost, then being deified as the Shintō kami Tenjin (天神) to supplicate his spirit. Thus the shrine is also called Nagaoka Tenjin (長岡天神). Students facing high-stakes exams have traditionally prayed at the many Tenjin shrines to this god of learning. Today, the large shrine grounds provide a place to walk and commune with nature as well as to worship and to hold hopeful events. Now is peak cherry blossom season, so here are four scenes where I often go for contemplative hikes.
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