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At this year` Dai Kou Myo Event, Hatsumi Sensei displayed two Darumas. The Daruma is a favorite character for zen practitioners and martial artists. He represents the state that we aspire to reach in our life and art. It is said that once the Daruma left India and arrived in China, he spent around nine years in a cave in meditation staring at the cave wall, until he ridded himself of the illusions of this world. Often in paintings of the Daruma, you will see the phrase, “Men Peki” or “wall” which refers to this time and the state of no-mind the Daruma achieved.Sensei`s Daruma is also staring; not at the wall but thru the wall! Sensei changes the characters to read “Kan Peki” or thru the wall which is also a play on the word “perfection”. Perhaps we must also break thru our walls of illusions of good and bad to reach this “perfection”. If you can see thru your illusions and become translucent, the Buju Hi (as noted previously) will happily reveal it`s wonders to you.… Read More