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A statue of Kusunoki Masashige outside the Imperial Palace in Tokyo, Japan.
Another angle. With location below VV35° 40’ 40.46” N, 139° 45’ 30.49” E

A statue of Kusunoki Masashige outside the Imperial Palace in Tokyo, Japan.

Another angle. With location below VV35° 40’ 40.46” N, 139° 45’ 30.49” E

A statue of Kusunoki Masashige outside the Imperial Palace in Tokyo, Japan.

A statue of Kusunoki Masashige outside the Imperial Palace in Tokyo, Japan.

Among the maxims on Lord Naoshige’s wall there was this one: “Matters of great concern should be treated lightly.” Master lttei commented, “Matters of small concern should be treated seriously.

Emptiness is form, Form is emptiness

Our bodies are given life from the midst of nothingness. Existing where there is nothing is the meaning of the phrase “Form is emptiness.” That all things are provided for by nothingness is the meaning of the phrase “Emptiness is form.” One should not think that these are two separate things.