Much of the environmental problem really stems from our insatiable desire, lack of contentment and greed. It is in the religious teachings that we find various instructions that enable us to keep a check on our desires and greed, and to positively transform our behaviour and conduct. (more…)
28
Feb
2010
Sun
Chichibu Hiking & Plum Park
(400 Meters)(Intermediate Course) NEW!!!
(Participation Fee 500 yen) (Cancelled in case of rain)
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Ohanabatake Station, Japan
Seibu Chichibu Station, Japan
Kakemori Station, Japan
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Meeting Time & Place: 10:55AM at Kakemori Station’s ticket gate
Take the Seibu Ikebukuro Line Express train from Ikebukuro Station at 8:49AM. This arrives at Hanno Station (the final destination) at 9:38AM. Change here to the Seibu Chichibu Line (which leaves at 9:43) and get off at Seibu Chichibu Station (the last stop) (arriving at 10:32AM). We’ll walk from there to the Chichibu Tetsudo Line’s Ohanabatake Station and take the 10:49 train there, arriving at Kakemori Station at 10:53AM. The total train cost from Ikebukuro is \910.
Meet on the front of the 8:49 train at Ikebukuro if you want to go from there.
Hiking Course: Kekemori Station – Muze Park (a huge, forested park with plum trees, a spring, observation tower) – Music Shrine – Chichibu Temple – Seibu Chichibu Station The hiking time is about 4 hours.
Please bring your lunch and drink.
27
Feb
2010
Sat
The Shinjuku International Friendship Party
from 6:30-9:30pm at the Nishi Shinjuku Hotel’s Rooftop Terrace
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Nishishinjuku Station, Japan
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For JAMBO members, the cost is Y3,500 for men and 3,000 for women w/reservation (or plus 500 yen if you go directly without making a reservation). All drinks, buffet with roast beef and party cake from Kyle’s Good Finds Bakery included. Reservations can be made with David by February 26.
Half of your admission fee will be donated to OXFAM, an NGO which supports poor people in developing countries (Homepage: www.oxfamamerica.org).
So you can have an enjoyable evening and help a good cause at the same time.
If you’d like to go with David, please meet at the Shinjuku West Exit police box at 6:15PM on the 27th.
21
Feb
2010
Sun
Tokyo Area Plum & Green Course Walk
(Easy)(Participation Fee 500 yen) NEW!!!
(Cancelled in case of rain)
Course: Toyoda Station – Sumigawa Seiryuu Park – HorinoUchi Green Course – TakahataFudo Pagoda – Mogusadai Nature Park (and Observatory) – Mogusaen(Plum Tree Park) – Mogusaen Station (Keio Line)
Walking Time: About 3 Hours (10KM) plus a lot of time for side hikes and Fun, so the total program should last about 6 hours
From Shinjuku, take the JR Chuo Line (Special Express) train at 9:51AM and get off at Toyoda Station, arriving at 10:23AM. We’ll meet at the ticket gate there at 10:25AM
People going from Shinjuku Station can meet at the front end of the 9:51 train. David will get on the front car of that train at Nakano Station.
February 16, 2010
Whereas judgmentalism focuses on flaws, forgiveness focuses on wholeness. As we
learn to act from the sphere of forgiveness in all our relationships, we become conduits for a greater energy, a lifeforce that we vibrantly “feel” as love, peace, compassion, power, wisdom, and an enthusiastic gratitude for life.
Healing is usually a painful process because it entails looking at our dark sides
and our worst fears. But it is by grappling with darkness that we eventually find light, and our pain may be transmuted to wisdom and joy. (From the book Guilt is the Teacher, Love is the Lesson (by Joan Borysenko), p 6)
February 2010
Going Out and Showing Up – That’s the first step! So simple, and yet how difficult many of us find it to do so. It’s so much more comfortable in the warmth of our homes filled with a host of devices to entertain us – with the end of the day, we feel like our time has been wasted. Or to blame someone else for the problems in the world, refusing to take part in any of the mess which is causing them or our own contribution to them.
Recently, there’s been a lot of news about Ric O’Barry, the dolphin trainer for the world-famous “Flipper,” and main director of the award-winning documentary “The Cove,” about the dolphin slaughter in Taiji, Japan and the plight of the dolphins. While reluctant to take on the role of “chief adversary,” he saw that keeping dolphins captive was a crime and stated “I don’t know how I free these dolphins – but I know that if I didn’t show up, it would never happen.” Living his talk, he’s now been an inspiration to millions of people around the world.
One thing for sure – by staying home and not reaching out to others in nature and human society, nothing will change and our own spirits wither as well. Each of us has a unique ability to have a positive effect, and this capability can often only be found in relation to others. Just like this cherry tree, having the courage to open up even in the cold of February, being the first to shed its beauty on a world weary of the bareness of winter and show the hope of renewed life in the upcoming spring, so all of us can do the same. It begins with the first step!
(more…)
FEBRUARY 2010
Going Out and Showing Up – That’s the first step! So simple, and yet how difficult many of us find it to do so. It’s so much more comfortable in the warmth of our homes filled with a host of devices to entertain us – with the end of the day, we feel like our time has been wasted. Or to blame someone else for the problems in the world, refusing to take part in any of the mess which is causing them or our own contribution to them. (more…)
Oxfam International
JAMBO donations in January go to Oxfam International.
Oxfam International is an international group of independent non-governmental organizations dedicated to fighting poverty and related injustice around the world. The Oxfams work together internationally to achieve greater impact by their collective efforts.
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