On august 9th, I purchased an online class of macrobiotics. The instructor is a Japanese woman who is about the same age as I. They needed some days to arrange sending me some textbooks and DVDs for the class. Today their package was delivered to me.
I was surprised at the volume of the textbook. It was a thick book contained lots of information. It has 12 DVDs too. From the materials, I felt the creators’ sincere energy.
These study materials will keep me busy for quite a while on studying macrobiotics.
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Today I studied a rough history of macrobiotics. It originated with a Japanese doctor, Dr. Sagen Ishizuka. Based on his diet philosophy, Mr. Joichi Sakurazawa founded the macrobiotic diet. He contributed greatly in foreign countries, where he is known as Mr. George Ohsawa.
One of Mr. Ohsawa’s successors is Mr. Michiko Kushi. He contributed greatly in America. My instructor studied under Mr. Kushi. She has contributed greatly in Japan.
Mr. Kushi believed in order to change Japan and the world, we need to start changing from America. America is a leader of the world. Japan and other countries follow America. America influences other countries a lot.
When I heard this part in the lecture, I thought of Reiki. Interestingly Reiki has a similar history. It originated from a Japanese monk. The teaching and healing method were spread around other countries. My Reiki teacher has been contributing on spreading the originator’s teaching in foreign countries.
Therefore, these two teachings, Macrobiotics and Reiki, have common in being originated by Japanese men, and being spread around the world.
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Japan has its unique philosophy as well as its traditional ways and thinking. When it comes to studying Japanese ways, one has to deeply understand them, even something underneath the wordings.
I believe these are studying not only techniques and rules, but also deep philosophy and spirituality. That means, in my opinion, nobody can master it. We need to keep studying it for entire of our lives.
I feel blessed to have this opportunity on studying macrobiotics under my instructor. I will devote the rest of my life in studying this philosophy.
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