The cycle of lifeI ask my self time to time. Why I'm living the country such far away from my home. There are many different reasons when people decide to live in a foreign country. When I told to my parents and friend, that I want to try to live in Israel. Every body against my wish. 1986 I finish my BA of Art study in Tamagawa university. But I didn't have any clear idea, how can I continue art in my life. Such wondering time of my life, I meet one Israel girl Shir. (Since then we are creating art in our life together) who come to study Zen Buddhism and meditation in Japan. My family is Christian. I have not any experience of Buddhist meditation until shir Invite me to visit together to Zen monastery. Threw Zen practice I start think more and more about reincarnation. the power of circle of life. From where we come and where to go. But why we continue that. One of most main issue to understand in Zen Buddhist "who I am" true my self. I am continu asking that threw my creation in sculpture and music. It is based on my experience of Zen practice.
We got education to analyze things always logically and clearly as possible.
Expllanation have to make sense. This is the way we are used to understand.
When people explain things clearly and sensibly, we like to be convinced and agree.
We like things to be clear and sure.
But is it all?
enso
There is one Zen famous question it is called KOAN. The Zen master gives a question to his student which doesn't sound reasonable. The student tries to find his or her one answer which comes truly from oneself. There are not one answer to the KOAN. Each person has his own unique answer. On 1988 when I was in a monastery for retreat in Bukkokuji, japan.
I got one question from my master "what is my true face before I was born?"
More than 20 years past now, I still look for that answer, because this question includes many different meanings and levels.
First of all, what does it mean "I "?
man in the wind
Usually we think that we have solid body that belongs to me. That image of "me" is strong especially when we are young and healthy. We like to believe "I have my body" but actually our body is not such a solid thing.
Our body changes any moment since we are born. Million of cells continue to be born and dye every second.
We are never same any single second!
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Through Zen practice I started to think about a reincarnation - The endless power of the cycle of life.
From where do we come and where do we go to?
That is my question which can't be answered logically.
