An Englishman In Japan

So, off I went to Kyoto again.

Jim had been there for a while, doing Zen, and his mate Paul from Canada was there, so we thought we'd have a right piss up, as we haven't seen each other for ages. I think the last time I saw Jim was at his wedding in Chiba, and that was also the last time I saw Paul, so we had a real chin-wag.



We went to a couple of temples (Jodo-shin-shuu) temples, which were really beautiful.



I bought my girlfriend a 浄土宗日常勤行 sutra, which I know she won't use, but it's the feeling that counts, apparently. Having said that, I was a bit surprised when she took it out on the last night before she had to fly off to the Maldives, and asked me how to use the sutra.



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I'll be moving to a new apartment in two days, so I will not be online for a short time, until I get a new internet connection, but I hope to be able to speak to you all as soon as possible.



Anyway, I'm freezing, so I'm off to get something warm to drink.



Col the Scouse Mouse