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February 12, 2024, Welcome to Day 9 of Waka Wisdom!
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DAY 9: The Empress’s Secret – How Spiritual Prodigies Start Right
Today we come back to the remarkable woman behind the wisdom – Empress Shoken (Haruko), a spiritual prodigy who not only founded the Japanese Red Cross but also mastered the art of writing contemplative waka from deep seiza meditation, bringing mind and heart together in perfect kokoro.
Her extraordinary life reveals how she navigated being childless yet adopting the Crown Prince, being older than her husband yet finding her power through spiritual practice during the politically charged Meiji Restoration that placed Shinto at the center of Japanese life.
Her profound thread metaphor today warns you about something crucial for your own practice: just like a thread that becomes hopelessly tangled when not taken properly from the end, your spiritual journey must begin and continue with careful, methodical attention – start right, stay mindful, or risk creating unnecessary knots in your path to enlightenment.
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