The word kokoro has many meanings, among them heart, spirit and intention. Kokoro as a kanji is one half of the kanji for Nin, the other being Ken or blade. The dual meaning of the kanji Nin can also be represented by the Tibetan spirit blade or phurba. Kokoro is the root of the path...
Like most sects in Japan, the Komuso Ryu has its spiritual/mythic patron that embodies the doctrine of said sect. The Patron of the Komuso Ryu is the Kami known as Susano, God of sea and storm. Susano is a trickster God in Japanese mythology. Once, for example, in order to slay a monster, Susano got...
The cosmos is, beneath it and around it is the storm that is reality. Here is the mind-body continuum and the power-image continuum in equal measure; these in equal parts are the elements of reality. Mind is logic, screen for thought. Body is the tool for interaction on the stage of the world. Power is...
The shadow has always been an icon of the other in human consciousness and often has a sinister attachment when it is used in language. The Ninja is a shadow thus rather than being the other the shadow of the Ninja is his true self and that on the stage of the world is but...
