Living Dharma: A People’s Buddhism for everyday life.

Kodo Nishimura— The Teaching and the School Rules

Kodo Nishimura

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Long-Now Meditation

Why I no longer say “be here now”

Jun 3

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May 2026

The Right Size of Ego

Why I talk about surfboards, not selflessness by Shoukei Matsumoto

May 28 • Shoukei Matsumoto

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Not Everything Is Your Karma. The Buddha Said So.

It was a quiet Tuesday morning in Kyoto when Pam said something that stopped me mid-thought.

May 26 • Shoukei Matsumoto

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Visions for 2050: A Collection of Dreams Published by NIRA

This report, published by NIRA (Nippon Institute for Research Advancement), is a collection of visions in which 134 researchers, business leaders…

May 24 • Shoukei Matsumoto

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The Great Unburdening: Beyond Utility and the Return to "Just Living"

As of 2026, we stand at a quiet turning point in human history.

May 6 • Shoukei Matsumoto

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April 2026

Reflections on the Musashino University Centennial Project

The Camphor Tree Village Project, launched as part of Musashino University’s centennial commemoration, has reached a milestone.

Apr 4 • Shoukei Matsumoto

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March 2026

The Lotus in the Mud and Our Karma: Living the “Infinite Game” in the Age of AI

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Mar 2 • Shoukei Matsumoto

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February 2026

Returning to Silence

One year after our dialogue in Kyoto, I was given the opportunity to speak again with Yuval Noah Harari in Davos in Jan 2026.

Feb 25 • Shoukei Matsumoto

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Mindful Listening – A Circulating Dialogue

Listening Beyond Endings

Feb 7 • Shoukei Matsumoto

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Davos 2026: Holy Silence and the Restoration of the "Garden"

—Hope Seen by a Monk in the Forest of Frozen Words

Feb 2 • Shoukei Matsumoto

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January 2026

What’s your ‘dojo’? Cultivating a moral compass in an age of noise

An article by Shoukei Matsumoto has been published on the official blog of the World Economic Forum.

Jan 10 • Shoukei Matsumoto

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