Shintoism : Shinto (the way of the Kami) is the state religion of Japan that was first used in the 6th century C.E., although the roots of the religion go back to at least the 6th century B.C.E. Shinto has no founder, no official sacred texts, & no formalized system of doctrine. Shinto has been formative in developing the Japanese people’s fundamental attitudes & sensitivities, creating a distinct Japanese consciousness. Belief in the Kāmi (divine beings) is one of the foundations of Shinto. Since the Kāmi are not only extra-terrestrial spiritual beings but are also the spirits of all animate & inanimate earthly nature, its followers live in harmony & peaceful coexistence with mountains, hills, rivers, forests, trees, etc. & all living creatures, & consequently also with other religions & their followers. The Mikado, the hereditary emperor of Japan, has always been the highest authority of the Shinto religion as he & his family are believed to be the direct descendants of the Sun-Goddess Amaterasu & his importance lies in dealing with heavenly affairs, including Shinto ritual & rites throughout the nation; that is why he is called tennō. As the foundation of Japanese culture, Shinto has also played a significant role in the political realm. For centuries, Shinto religious festivals & ceremonies have become indistinguishable from the affairs of the government.
... life. But the Japanese, for all their elegance and culture, and the general atmosphere of friendliness exuded by them, were rather allergic to spirituality. They had their religions, of course - Shintoism, Buddhism, Christianity, with their many sectarian divisions - and they had their picturesque ceremonies, religious and secular, and their elaborate codes of behaviour; but somehow the Japanese as ...
... by halves; she wrestled - no doubt with encouragement from Richard - with the philosophers and system-makers, the schools of meditation and inner culture. Buddhism, Vedanta, Sufism, Taoism, Zen, Shintoism, Bahaism... all was grist that came to the mill. Yet there was no real breakthrough, no storming of the Gates of Reality. Richard was in politics too, and partly a political mission and partly ...
... telling us what were the fountains of that mighty awakening, the sources of that inexhaustible strength. They were drawn from religion. It was the Vedantic teachings of Oyomei and the recovery of Shintoism with its worship of the national Shakti of Japan in the image and person of the Mikado that enabled the little island empire to wield the stupendous weapons of western knowledge and science as lightly ...
... telling us what were the fountains of the mighty awakening, the sources of that inexhaustible strength. They were drawn from religion. It was the Vedantic teachings of Oyomei and the recovery of Shintoism with its worship of the national Shakti of Japan in the image and person of the Mikado that enabled the little island empire to wield the stupendous weapons of Western knowledge and science ...
... future religion of the entire world, the Eternal Religion which is to harmonise all religion, science and philosophies and make mankind one soul. Page 197 By reaffirming the truths of Shintoism and drawing inspiration from the Vedantic teachings of Oyomei, Japan had arisen from the sleep of centuries and asserted her strength against the sprawling might of Tsarist Russia. It is India's turn ...
... a man whose powers and great sense of spirituality were praised: the Reverend Deguchi Wanisaburo. He decided to change his route in order to go and visit him. Reverend Deguchi was the founder of a Shinto sect called Omoto-Kyo. This meeting greatly influenced the life of Master Ueshiba. The centre of Omoto-Kyo was in Ayabe, in the district of Kyoto. When he arrived at his father's bedside, it was... So, any true master can restore internal calm, heal the body, prevent certain illnesses, act on the body and soul as a whole and harmonize them. In 1938, Master Ueshiba built a dojo and a Shinto temple at Iwama, 93 miles (150 Km) north of Tokyo, and began to teach aiki-do. Those who were fortunate enough to be admitted as pupils cultivated the land and served the master with total devotion ...
... written by Tara: Long ago there was a village along the coast of the ocean. On the other two sides of the village two huge mountains stood majestically looking towards the sky. On one peak stood a Shinto temple while on the other mountain peak lived Hama-Guchi-Goh, the head and the senior most person of that village. The village had only 500 people. They were simple people and farming or fishing was... living. He was old now, more than 100 years; so he could not work in the fields any more. His son took care of the farming. Once the whole village was being brightly decorated for celebrating a Shinto festival. They hung beautifully coloured paper lanterns on bamboo poles on all the lanes in the village. It looked as if the whole village was adorned with lovely ornaments... As Hama-Guchi-Goh ...
... Sakamoto up to the Eastern Precinct, Western Precinct, Yokawa and then back down to Imuro. The stations include stops at temples and shrines housing just about every Vedic, Buddhist, Taoist, and Shinto deity that exists in the pantheons of those creeds; at the tombs of the Tendai patriarchs and great : saints; before outdoor stone Buddha images; at sacred peaks, hills, stones, forests, bamboo groves ...
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