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Saint Onii-san (聖☆おにいさん). Understanding the Japanese Strategy of Syncretism
anime, anthropology, Archaeology, buddha, buddhism, Catholicism, Christianity, cinema, confucius, cultural anthropology, daoism, Easter, Eastern enlightenment, Eastern religion, Eastern tradition, enlightenment, grad studies, graduate student, india, India studies, Indian, japan, japanese, Japanese study, japanologist, Jesus, laotzi, manga, media studies, meditation, meditations, messiah, mindfulness, nirvana, religion, religious studies, Sakka muni, salvation, Santori, spiritual, spirituality, world religionsWhen we work as anthropologists, especially we media archaeologists, it is central to question our own interpretations as biased at best. Still, there is work to do. Through our tireless dialogues and humdrum carrying-ons there remains the work of turning lead into gold. This alchemy is anthropology. Learning to see the world for what it…
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Naomi Shihab Nye on Kindness and Sorrow
Naomi Shihab Nye on Kindness and the Art of Living a Compassionate Life
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Sketching Sights: Burma
Before the world can truly reveal itself you must take a period of meditation. A time of reflection. To pre-game, to set a cosmic course of action by stating your intentions and making them manifest. This is the driving force behind Sketching Sights. To become one with the elements of each and every environment that strikes me.…
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Sketching Sights: Burma on My Mind
Before the world can truly reveal itself you must take a period of meditation. A time of reflection. To pre-game, to set a cosmic course of action by stating your intentions and making them manifest. This is the driving force behind Sketching Sights. To become one with the elements of each and every environment that strikes me.…