Learning Space No. 2 [Juri Sumioka]

It has been exactly one week since I returned to Kyoto after two days of learning at Utsushiki Fukuoka.

It was rice planting day with some friends in the rice field behind the house.

The kids were playing in the mud instead of planting rice lol

I also think this is a rich thing.

I think the fact that I was surrounded by nature from the time I was born, enjoying the blessings of each season and having fun, has shaped the foundation of who I am today.

I've loved cooking since I was little, and when this season comes around, I go to the mountains to pick raspberries.

It brings back memories of when I was little and I tried to make jam but it turned out like candy.

What has never changed is that we are still alive thanks to the great love that nature brings to us.

That nature saved me when I was suffering from mental illness during my junior high and high school years, and it has led me to who I am today.

Living is hard

A time when my heart was painful

Saved by the natural world that continues to exist unchanged

It was during that time in junior high school that I was given a talk about the future of the Earth and Ascension.

I think it was around that time that I discovered the world of vegetarianism.

It was about 30 years ago so I don't remember the details.

I've been led to this point

I couldn't help but feel that I was being kept alive by an invisible world.

There are many things happening

In the end, everything is necessary and meaningful

I feel that as long as we live, we continue to learn.

I believe that the fact that I have been given this opportunity to learn is part of this flow.

I feel that cooking is a very precious thing because it involves dealing with life.

I get energy to live from cooking.

The time I spend facing life feels so good.

I feel happy when we can become one using our senses, not our thoughts.

So rather than feeling like I'm making it myself, I feel like I'm making something that's connected to a larger world.

For the sake of the lives that will live on this planet,

I want to live my life without hurting anyone any more.

In this learning opportunity, I was allowed to make recipes that I don't usually make.

Telling someone what you feel

It was also a time to use my senses differently than usual, which was a learning experience for me and made me realize that there is still much I need to face. It was a very enriching experience.

It started off as a rainy morning with a heavy rain warning, but the sky was blue and I could see a view that I couldn't experience on the ground.

I felt the beauty of this planet, but at the same time I also felt the sadness of the conflicts that still exist on this planet. My journey to Utsushiki began with the gentle sunlight watching over me.

On the way back, I saw a beautiful rainbow pillar, which seemed to congratulate me on the end of this journey.

I couldn't help but feel that she was the one who connected me with Utsushiki and was watching over me all this time.

This learning trip, which fulfilled a promise I made when I first visited Utsushiki several years ago, was a rich experience that gave me the joy of learning for my own future.

This is the last one.

To the Ono family who gave us such a comfortable space and time

The staff at Utsushiki

Participants

I would also like to express my gratitude to my family and friends who were concerned about me.

And I want to continue learning about this journey of life.

I hope that each and every little life can live a shining life.

Thank you for meeting me