Carlos E. Hespanha Madeira

Carlos E. Hespanha Madeira wrote a new post, , on the site Japanese 061: Introduction to Japanese Culture 2 days, 5 hours ago

Enjoying the sake and sushi under the cherry blossom trees, outside Bendetson.

Clear sky-

Wind blows

Blossoms scatter

This class may be titled “Introduction to Japanese Culture”, but it really […]

Carlos E. Hespanha Madeira commented on the post, “That’s your word for it? Alright, then I feed my ship ‘Kami’ to make it go.” -Comm. Perry, on the site Japanese 061: Introduction to Japanese Culture 2 months, 1 week ago

Really enjoyed this post. Gets many points across and does so in a way that is fun, with various views being attributed to the specific actors.

Carlos E. Hespanha Madeira wrote a new post, Into the World, on the site Japanese 061: Introduction to Japanese Culture 2 months, 1 week ago

Walking on the academic quad after the snowstorm.

Snow covered field-

Through a gap in the snow,

Green grass.

This week’s lectures focused primarily on Japan’s relations with the world, and how […]

Carlos E. Hespanha Madeira commented on the post, The Order of Here and Now, on the site Japanese 061: Introduction to Japanese Culture 2 months, 1 week ago

Really liked your comparison of your journey to Bashō’s. I think all of us can make a journey like his

Carlos E. Hespanha Madeira wrote a new post, Here and now, on the site Japanese 061: Introduction to Japanese Culture 2 months, 1 week ago

Smoking under a tree when it was raining, in the afternoon.

A tall tree-

Droplets of rain

In the wind

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We focused mainly on Bashō and his poetry this […]

Carlos E. Hespanha Madeira commented on the post, The Hedonistic Life, on the site Japanese 061: Introduction to Japanese Culture 2 months, 3 weeks ago

I really, really enjoyed the last part of your piece, talking about the notion that the self is separated from the other, and that there is no “other”. However, once we accept that everything is change, isn’t […]

Carlos E. Hespanha Madeira wrote a new post, Hedonism, mono no aware, on the site Japanese 061: Introduction to Japanese Culture 2 months, 3 weeks ago

Chilling with a friend on Capen street at night, when it was snowing.

Snow falling-

Smoke rising-

Inhale

The main focus this week was Hedonism, which I found very interesting. Personally, I find […]

Carlos E. Hespanha Madeira commented on the post, (　´ゝ`)　Nothingness?, on the site Japanese 061: Introduction to Japanese Culture 2 months, 3 weeks ago

Really liked the idea that anything, even washing dishes, can be a form of meditation! Definitely had never thought about that before, but makes absolute sense. Great drawing, much better than mine!

Carlos E. Hespanha Madeira wrote a new post, Nothingness , on the site Japanese 061: Introduction to Japanese Culture 2 months, 3 weeks ago

Looked up at the night sky when I left Wren to go to dinner.

Dark sky-

Clouds hide

The moonlight

There is a great deal of material to talk about this week. Merton talking about mystical […]

Carlos E. Hespanha Madeira wrote a new post, Houses and failure – Carlos Madeira, on the site Japanese 061: Introduction to Japanese Culture 3 months ago

Was standing outside in the Carmichael parking lot with some friends on Sunday afternoon, admiring the piles of snow. Was temporarily blinded when the sun reflected its light off the snow.

Clear sky-

Snow […]

Carlos E. Hespanha Madeira commented on the post, Detachment, on the site Japanese 061: Introduction to Japanese Culture 3 months ago

I really liked how you summarized the end of your post, how we should not define ourselves by success or failure; I feel like that is the norm nowadays…I find it impressive how Chomei’s message is still very […]

Carlos E. Hespanha Madeira wrote a new post, World of Dreams, on the site Japanese 061: Introduction to Japanese Culture 3 months ago

Walking along the Capen St. parking lot when it was snowing; saw footsteps etched in the snow that went in almost every direction.

Snow falling –

On the blanketed path,

Footsteps of unnamed travelers.

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Carlos E. Hespanha Madeira commented on the post, How Japanese is Japanese Budhism?, on the site Japanese 061: Introduction to Japanese Culture 3 months, 1 week ago

Find it very interesting when you talk about “going through the motions”. I feel like the majority of people are trapped in this cycle without realizing it; I feel like it is crucial to realize what is real and […]

Carlos E. Hespanha Madeira commented on the post, Week 1, on the site Japanese 061: Introduction to Japanese Culture 3 months, 2 weeks ago

I can relate with you saying that fall in California is the same as summer…Back in Rio you can barely notice the seasons change at all! I also really like your view on fall, I had the same urge to snap pictures of trees.

Carlos E. Hespanha Madeira wrote a new post, Carlos Eduardo Hespanha Madeira -> , on the site Japanese 061: Introduction to Japanese Culture 3 months, 2 weeks ago

!–more–Was walking back to Wren from Carmichael when it was snowing, when I heard a squirrel repeatedly making a racket on a tree.

At night,

Snow covered tree,

A squirrel’s cry.

Although we have […]

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