Surapsari Fujimaru
Connect with the World’s Suffering Without Overwhelm
I went on a month-long news fast last year. The state of our world — including the war in Ukraine, mass shootings, and environmental...
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Surapsari Fujimaru
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Spread (or Plant the Seed of) Joy
I connect cedar branches with wire clippings and bend them into a circle. The camphor-like scent brings wood inside the room and envelops...
Surapsari Fujimaru
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Surrender to be Reborn
My dear friend, Pamela Overeynder, recently posted on her Facebook page a beautiful poem by Elena Bernabè (sharing the post on The Soul...
Surapsari Fujimaru
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Find and Follow Your Inner Compass
We all experience transition. It is inevitable as long as we exist. It is the order of nature: weather changes, seasons shift, and people...
Surapsari Fujimaru
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Healing the Whole Being
I teach a class called Healing Culinary Traditions from Asia. This four-session series features diets, ingredients, cooking methods, and...
Surapsari Fujimaru
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Restoring Peace and Harmony
While making a Balinese offering sample, my mind wanders the rice paddies in Ubud, the village where I lived with my family for over 15...
Surapsari Fujimaru
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Gods' Delight
Okame (the Lady of Happiness), Hyottoko (the Funny Man), and Ebisu (the Lucky Gods). I smile while going through Kagura masks one by one...
Surapsari Fujimaru
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Plant Seeds of Joy
Yellow daisies, Indian blanket, prairie verbena, and buttercup. Rainbow-colored wildflowers popped up in our yard. Butterflies and bees...
Surapsari Fujimaru
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Entering the Dream World
It’s happening again. The departure time for my flight is fast approaching. I have so many items to pack in my suitcase, but it is still...
Surapsari Fujimaru
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Kintsugi: The Japanese Art of Finding Beauty in Imperfection
The earth-colored ceramic bowl was decorated with golden lines. They were not arranged in patterns and flowed like a stream, freely...
Surapsari Fujimaru
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Pause, Feel, and Move Forward
My heart is tightening with a feeling again. I’m familiar with this experience. Sadness, irritation, or resistance — whatever the emotion...
Surapsari Fujimaru
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Lunar Eclipse, Grief, and Continuum
The arc of darkness is slowly advancing over the golden full moon. It is a subtle move but undeniable. Little by little, Earth’s shadow...
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Healing and Finding Your Way Through Art
The dancing flames light up the dark yard. The cracking sounds of firewood echo through the night. The light reveals the drawings I’m...
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Stars in the Darkest Night
Darkness is the silence of the universe. Just as we can hear our soul's message only in silence, the brightest stars are nowhere but in...
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