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The Japanese Philosophy of "Gaman"

Posted on March 15, 2011 by Jan Morrill

The blossoms have fallen, I stare blankly at a world Bereft of color; In the wide vacant sky The spring rains are falling. —-Princess Shikushi (died 1201) Gaman: Patience, endurance, perseverance. My mother is Japanese, so the philosophy of … Continue reading →