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Old 05-09-2007, 04:21 PM   #25
jennifer paige smith
 
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Re: spiritual or martial?

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Morgan Wible wrote: View Post
im not sure about being a shinto monk, but he was definitly into omoto kyo, not his whole life, but for the greater percentage of it
If we can also include O'Senseis love and language towards nature we can de-dogmatize some of this discussion where it relies on connection to one 'religion' or title. While a product and adherent of many dicilines in his lifetime O'Sensei was most specifically himself. He himself describes himself as the universe and nothing else. And perhaps before we go back to the 'he belonged to this' or 'that' discussion, we can also include some thoughts or reflections on his love of nature and what he asked of us for it's cause; simply.
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