Comments on: Protection against evils in Japanese way

By: kirin

kirin — Wed, 10 Aug 2011 07:27:46 +0000

Oh it's no problem. If I don't feel like mentioning because it's too personal, I'll tell you in nice way. So never mind asking me from next time.

By: Mary

Mary — Wed, 10 Aug 2011 04:38:59 +0000

Ah, I had that question too! I know some people don't like to discuss their personal beliefs though, so I was too shy to ask. ^^

By: kirin

kirin — Sun, 22 May 2011 12:59:05 +0000

It's my pleasure. Thank you for asking. It was an interesting question to me.

By: kelly

kelly — Sat, 21 May 2011 23:11:53 +0000

that makes sense. thank you for taking the time to explain this to me, it helped me to understand more ^_^

By: kirin

kirin — Sat, 21 May 2011 13:00:41 +0000

It's OK to ask me in that way. If you ask Japanese people if we have religion, most of us may say either NO or Buddhism or Shinto. Well I think most would say NO, but we basically believe in sort of God, without specific name or religion. It's very difficult to explain this, but I'm trying to. OK, I have no religion but I visit temples like this. I pray but when I do I have no specific name of God whether it's Buddha or Jesus Christ or whoever. I think God is like universe and it's everywhere. So putting hands together (like palm on palm) and purely pray for anything. Sometimes we do the same way to thank for the food before we start each meal.

This is my thought, but every Japanese people have God in our heart even if we have no specific religion. That's why we can pray for others.

Sorry if my explanation is not clear. But that's how I feel as Japanese.

By: kelly

kelly — Sat, 21 May 2011 03:45:27 +0000

do many people in japan pray ? i apologize for not having a better example….. but i have seen many pictures of survivors of the recent earth quake and tsunami praying, but i didnt think japanese people prayed to god like some one who follows christianity would.

i hope you dont mind me asking about this.

By: kirin

kirin — Tue, 19 May 2009 10:51:29 +0000

YES, I do believe in ghosts and spiritual things although I cannot see them. You don't, do you? :p

By: Prometheus

Prometheus — Mon, 18 May 2009 00:31:35 +0000

I was wondering if you believed in ghosts. Do you think they are walking around with us and only some people can see them?

By: kirin

kirin — Sat, 16 May 2009 23:54:27 +0000

@sixmats,

Thank you. (*^^*) It’s just a photo that I took with my mobile camera, though…

@Veronica,

Oh, you’ve tried Omikuji? Even if you picked out the worst one, for example, you don’t have to worry about that and just tie it to a tree in the shrine so that you can leave evil things there and do not go back home. Lucky ones like yours or your sister’s can be kept in a wallet or something until next time. That’s how Japanese people cope with Omikuji (paper fortune).

@Walter,

I have no idea either if the age things are true or not. That’s why there are, I guess, certain people who totally ignore Yakuyoke, just like my father. He’s a chemist and he does not believe things that cannot be demonstrated by math or science. I’m however totally opposite to him who like to pay attention to some spiritual things.

By: Walter

Walter — Sat, 16 May 2009 21:39:43 +0000

Mmm… I can’t recall anything bad happening to me at the age of 25 or now at 42 and 61 is still a long way off
So basically once I get past that one , I’m safe from evil ??
It’s so unfair that the final hurdle for women is at 37 .