mercedo's Journal: Philosopher's Path

1981 in Kyoto. I stayed in Kyoto -ancient Japan's capital for a year. I stayed in Kyoto not for study, not for job, not for pleasure, but for meditation. I was trying to know the mind of Japan by visiting tens of temples and I spent tens of time to walk the path. Usually I make it a rule to visit one temple in a weekend, and I walked in the pedestrian path in a day or evening. Many times I was asked from my friends who live in the same dormitory where I was going out. Everytime I was asked I kept smiling without saying anything. I left Kyoto when my hair reached my shoulder. In Kyoto it was everywhere where I was able to find philosopher's path, although there was a real Philosopher's Path along the small stream in the east in Kyoto, it was too long to walk through. I found just nothing in this year, but I must tell you that it was necessary for me to calm my nerve down. Creation was such a hard work that I was unable to do anything for two years afterwards.