Hi.. Ive just found your channel in my search to know more about an ancestor of mine who assisted Emperor Godaigo, and also just curiosity of an incredible time in history.. Ive been looking for a while and I have really enjoyed the way you present your videos. I cant wait to explore the rest of them. Thank you
My ancestor is a man called Nawa Nagatoshi, and my mum is getting older and has asked me to find stories of him for her.. Ive been able to learn a lot about Japanese history, culture and the incredible land itself.. I loved the gardens in this video, so thank you again! (im already watching another of your videos :) )
I checked Nawa Nagatoshi. He was the feudal lord and he died on August 7th, 1336. He fought against Ashikaga Takauji and he was killed in this battle in Kyoto. His grave is at Chokoji temple in Tottori prefecture. He was famous for the skill of Japanese archery.
Thanks for showing us. If I may ask, do you know a Kyoto tea shop in maybe his house (on the way to Nanzenj?) where the owner bred beautiful Koi in his walled garden which had deep ponds that we could look over while having our drink. It was not a large garden or house, quite compact but really wonderful. He had many trophies and was a small man and I watched as he tried to move a huge fish from one pond to another using a net, it was a huge battle! That was over 30 years ago but I remember him so well. Luckily the fish was moved safely.
@@lastsamuraikyoto Thanks for your rely. The shop I remember was a very old machiya with a beautiful walled garden and with about 4 deep rock ponds holding the most beautiful Koi. I will never forget watching that older, very thin man use his net to move a large very, very angry Koi to another pond. It was quite a battle to enjoy with my tea and cake.
Annamaria : "Don't think about life and death, don't think about good and evil, just concentrate!". Such a phrase is surprising for a Westener. We would say " You have to concentrate if you want to distinguish life from death and good from evil" . Is this the right perspective ? People think, life is fine, death is horrible, good is my happiness, evil is my grief. I would say, it is a short term perspective, because every creature is a fading image and only death contains the seal of permanence, on the other hand what we consider good today can turn out as evel over time. In the oriental way of thinking I see less arrogance and more obedience to the flow of events.Therefore the zen mystic invites us to concentrate all our energies in order to face the reality. Is it correct ?
Life and death, good and evil, we are surrounded by those standards. Buddha said that we should get out of those spells. Some people mortify the flesh. That may be good. But if you do it too much, it is the spell. You quit your job and become a monk. It is good. But trying to being monk is also the spell. Zen meditation may be the same. Then what is enlightenment? I don't know exacty. But if you can get out of all these spells, you will be truly free. You are in the next stage.
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Thank you Sir for this very touching story. And also for your always very calm and fascinating videos of your incredible culture. Arigato!
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That garden is amazing , thank you for sharing 😉
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Hi.. Ive just found your channel in my search to know more about an ancestor of mine who assisted Emperor Godaigo, and also just curiosity of an incredible time in history.. Ive been looking for a while and I have really enjoyed the way you present your videos. I cant wait to explore the rest of them. Thank you
What?! Who is your ancestor?
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My ancestor is a man called Nawa Nagatoshi, and my mum is getting older and has asked me to find stories of him for her.. Ive been able to learn a lot about Japanese history, culture and the incredible land itself.. I loved the gardens in this video, so thank you again! (im already watching another of your videos :) )
I checked Nawa Nagatoshi. He was the feudal lord and he died on August 7th, 1336. He fought against Ashikaga Takauji and he was killed in this battle in Kyoto. His grave is at Chokoji temple in Tottori prefecture. He was famous for the skill of Japanese archery.
@@lastsamuraikyoto thankyou so much.. im the last of the family to start learning, I appreciate all your help :) Blessings to you and your family
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Thanks for showing us. If I may ask, do you know a Kyoto tea shop in maybe his house (on the way to Nanzenj?) where the owner bred beautiful Koi in his walled garden which had deep ponds that we could look over while having our drink. It was not a large garden or house, quite compact but really wonderful. He had many trophies and was a small man and I watched as he tried to move a huge fish from one pond to another using a net, it was a huge battle! That was over 30 years ago but I remember him so well. Luckily the fish was moved safely.
I’m afraid I can’t think of any tea shop. If it is a tofu restaurant, I know one place but it is big building.
@@lastsamuraikyoto Thanks for your rely. The shop I remember was a very old machiya with a beautiful walled garden and with about 4 deep rock ponds holding the most beautiful Koi. I will never forget watching that older, very thin man use his net to move a large very, very angry Koi to another pond. It was quite a battle to enjoy with my tea and cake.
Annamaria : "Don't think about life and death, don't think about good and evil, just
concentrate!". Such a phrase is surprising for a Westener. We would
say " You have to concentrate if you want to distinguish life from death
and good from evil" . Is this the right perspective ? People think, life is
fine, death is horrible, good is my happiness, evil is my grief. I would say, it is
a short term perspective, because every creature is a fading image
and only death contains the seal of permanence, on the other hand
what we consider good today can turn out as evel over time.
In the oriental way of thinking I see less arrogance and more obedience
to the flow of events.Therefore the zen mystic invites us to concentrate
all our energies in order to face the reality. Is it correct ?
Life and death, good and evil, we are surrounded by those standards. Buddha said that we should get out of those spells. Some people mortify the flesh. That may be good. But if you do it too much, it is the spell. You quit your job and become a monk. It is good. But trying to being monk is also the spell. Zen meditation may be the same. Then what is enlightenment? I don't know exacty. But if you can get out of all these spells, you will be truly free. You are in the next stage.