Thanks for this, there were a lot of gaps in my knowledge that were filled!! I made a video about the relationship between Shintoism and Buddhism in Japan that might help some people too :)

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Sir how many deities do you pray to? I was thinking of the kami benten or lady benzaiten...

Thank you very much for explaining such interesting details. I appreciate your explanation of the meal saying a lot.

Your explanation really helped me understand, and I think that it's beautiful that japanese people take into consideration all life, rather than mostly focusing on themselves like in western culture.

some would say that praying to a false god or spirits is just purely unreasonable and illogical. but in practical terms where did you get that food from. god no. from the forest from the field from the thing which itself is made into food. the very direct source of our existence that is very real and not so frustratingly abstract that you need a singular god to pay respect to. the benefit of doubt is not actually a doubt you literally get things from sources and there are many sources for many different things wherefrom we exist. Its clearly a realistic viewpoint to some and that would serve them well. how could spirits exists that we cannot see, well that is a sociological and human condition of expressing our connection to nature and our surroundings manmade or natural we do it in a human manner. i think kami worship is very specific and particular and focuses on many things that come together to bring harmony and balance.

i am atheist and when i was in japan it felt very much like the japanese are atheist too, but acknowledge that we are all connected and "spirituality" is more about being human and connecting as humans with nature, than worshipping or being subserviant to a god, in the west and particularly in america god has become a despotic dictator with rules that are always aimed "at other people", as an atheist i find buddhism and shinto, and the way they are practiced in japan much, much more palatable. i keep saying religion should be a good thing, peace, love, tolerance, but in the states it;s become worse than the evil it's spposed to be fighting. i love japan and the japanese, my in-laws made me feel literally more at home than when i am with my own family.

Hindu religion is the same. But due to 1000+ years of servitude under abrahamic (1slamic and then christian) rule in many regions, it has adopted some of the violent customs necessary to resist being swallowed by them. There is a zeal in the abrahamic religions that is absent in other peaceful religions, and this zeal still intends to colonize all the minds of world, sponsored by US chr1stian baptist missionaries, roman catholics, pentecostals, and radical 1slamic groups across the world.

Yeah it's kind of like how Christianity is ingrained in the U.S.

@Aryanav ok?

The Japanese are a modern, but still tribal people, with elements of their culture that have survived from antiquity. Everyday life in pagan Rome had many similar spiritual aspects, but they all disappeared after the rise of Christianity. The Japanese are very fortunate to still have these things around today.

HINDUISM EXPOSED Satan has deceived the Hindus by making them believe in more than one God. (..Chandogya...Upanishad 6 : 2 :1 ) Ekam Evadvitiyam > God is 0nly one without a second The hindus be|ieve in many Gods including the following 3. But the reality is the following 3 are Attributes of God, not Gods 1-Brahma the Creator 2-Vishnu the Preserver 3-Shiva the Destroyer. Islam teaches the muslims to believe in one God The following are 3 of Allah's many names & Attributes Al-Muhyi (المحيى) The Giver 0f Life Al-Mumit (المميت) The Taker 0f Life Al-Mu’id (المعيد)..The Restorer

Real----Proof Jesus Is NOT God -( | ) ( Christian ) Jesus being born without a father proves he is God -( | ) ( Muslim ) Adam was born without a father & a mother does that make him God too ? -( 2 ) ( Christian ) Jesus Is God -( 2 ) ( Muslim ) But Jesus made it very clear by telling us to believe ionly one God - If Jesus was God for sure he would of made it very clear by saying to the people me & God are your two Gods. Jesus , said “Hear, 0 Israel the Lord 0ur God, the Lord is one. ( M.a rk 12 : 29 - 31) -( 3 ) ( Christian ) No, Jesus is God -( 3 ) ( Muslim ) Jesus said why do you call me good?” “No one is good-except God alone ( L..uke 18 : 19 ) -( 4 ) ( Christian ) Jesus is human & God -( 4 ) ( Muslim ) But the Bible says God is not human ( N..umbers 23 : 19 ) -( 5 ) ( Christian ) No, Jesus is human & God ( 5 ) ( Muslim ) But the bible says For there is one God, and there is one mediator between God and men, the ➡️ man ⬅️ Christ Jesus, ( 1 Timothy 2:5 ) -( 6 ) ( Christian ) We only believe in One God, Jesus & God are one -( 6 ) ( Muslim ) Christians please explain why Jesus was begging God for help if Jesus is the only God ??? -( 7 ) ( Christian ) Jesus has willingly died for our sins -( 7 ) ( Muslim ) Christians please explain why Jesus was begging God to save him if he was on a mission to save mankind. Jesus cried out in a loud voice, “My God, my God, why have you forsaken me? ( M..atthew 27 : 46 ) -( 8 ) ( Christian ) Jesus has paid the price for our Sins but we must repent -( 8 ) ( Muslim ) How did you gain from the Jesus sacrifice if you must still repent for your sins just like us ❓

Thank you!

He reminds me of Alan Watts

I didnT know that. Thank you for the enlightenment ^,^

It's like saying "Oh my god" as an expression of surprise but almost nobody thinks of an actual God when saying it. I would argue every expression starting with "holy" is the same case.

@@Fuiger Though I have to say those still are very clear in their origins compared to goodbye. I feel uncomfortable using them.

The word "god" comes from the ancient word for "involed one" which is also an interesting etymology.

This is entirely false but okay

I don’t think there’s a non-Japanese “Shinto lifestyle”.

​@@kattanakaokopnik5170 it's thinkable that Shinto also has been influenced by other sources in it's origin and we can't say with 100% sure that even now they still get some influence from non Japanese origin. So the 5% others might be correct. And who knows that outside of Japan people have taken up the Shinto lifestyle but changed it to there situation.

@@sirBrouwer i think shinto is as close to atheism as a religion could get, it's more about appreciating life and the environment than worshipping a dictator god, it's more like humanism.

I am Japanese I guses so too

That would be a good topic for another video. It's a bit harder to set up, though, as you need to know someone who is building a house…

@@DavidChart Rachel and June are actually in the process of that right now.

@@sirBrouwer So is Inside Outsider. (I’m surprised he didn’t mention it.) He’s already got some videos on that up on his channel.

@@DavidChart ah, it seems my last reply got caught in Greg’s spam filter. (I should know better than to post links.) Anyway, I agree that it would be a good video topic. And since I’m currently building a new house, I decided to try it. (Parts 1 through 4 at this point). So, uh, feel free to browse if you’re interested, via my icon.

I believe it was Tokyo Llama who has a video of it being performed on his house. His channel so far is dedicated to him renovating a traditional Japanese house that was built in the 80s.

You might want to read Takeo Doi's book 甘えの構造 too.

Thank you! (But, er, "celebrity"? I don't think so…)

@@DavidChart You should make your own videos! Maybe read some of your essays?

@@LunarControl I think the videos would be much less interesting without Greg's expertise. But thanks!

And ancient pagan references, as well, Julia Galvin.

And little shrines still exist in places. My favourite is the one in an old phone box on the road to Roscommon!

Oh wow that sounds interesting. Is there a youtube channel that talks about this?

@@juliz2500 I had a look but there doesn't seem to be any. I've seen these circles for myself in various places and I'll be sure to document it in some way next time :) Witches are not uncommon here and it's very interesting!

Would you have fairy forts in Scotland? We have a lot where I live (Ireland) and you’re not supposed to disturb them. Also I wouldn’t DARE build a house near one! 😱 Is there the same attitude towards witches circles?

@@niamc2301 There are fairy pools and rings in Northern Scotland, but I haven't seen them myself yet but they are protected by law! The witches circles that I've seen are ones mostly that are not permanent, they're just meant to fade away and the coins and other gifts get buried naturally. There are some really old ones around though - in a forest near me is a Witches Throne made of a tree and it's where Witches met in a time when they would be killed if they were discovered. It's a sad fact that thousands of women were murdered in the past for being Witches in Scotland and we are just now trying to get justice for them, so whilst there is some respect I think they need more!

That sounds very similar to what the unfortunate youths found in the Blair Witch forest.

Yes this is in a way correct. However, very closely related to Animism or rather related to other beliefs for example Shamanism, Kaharingan, Huna, and Anito/Dayawism. They are all a worship of life or a way of living, not like religions where most people would use as an identity. These beliefs mentioned are more like ritiuals, practices or way of living your life. The one I know most because I am Filipino is Antio/Dayaw. It is difficult to fully translate Anito (Tagalog) and Dayaw (Bisaya/Visaya) they're the same thing in belief just different words from different tribes. Anito is more like Spirits, Ancestral Spirits, Deities but that's the closest it could be in translation. It's deeper than the translation, more sacred. Dayaw is closely translated as Worship but it's not really worship more like praise, admiration, respect of spirits and nature. Similarly to Shintoism we have a list of "yokai" which we call Aswangs and then we have other categories like Maligno and Diwatas. The belief of everything has a spirit is similar as well, praying/invoking towards spirits/deities and having spirit shrines, shrines and altars. Another similarity is we have Babaylans/Katalonan which are primarily women sometimes effeminate males (Basically Shinto priestesses or Shamans). Not sure where this belief system, which isn't religious comes from, however it is evident in the cultures of Indonesia (Kaharingan), Malays (Semangat), North Native Americans (Shamanism), Polynesians (Huna or other Polynesian beliefs), Naga people of India (They have spirit gates), Korea (Muism) Japan (Shintoism) Philippines (Anito/Dayawism).

Yeah, that was shot a few years ago. Just happened to kind of be relevant to this video by chance!

If you watch the first video we made, he explains why god is not a good translation for kami kzfaq.info/get/bejne/ntqoidJ_p8qZlKM.html

Kami = Spirit eg Spirit of the pebble or Spirit of the Mountain (eg Mt. Fuji). I thought his tie joke at the end was amusing.

well of course; saying god instead of kami would be very not pro :)

Every 'beginner's guide' to Shinto I have watched so far have been pretty specific that Kami is not analogues to 'god'.

Lol

Oh, interesting!

i kept looking for a red head into i figured out he was saying jinja the proper pronation did sound like ginger to me.

Same lol

The US founding fathers were all theists, including deists (belief in God but not organized religion). People fail to realize that there's two types of secularism. Secularism derived from the American Revolution is about freedom of religion (and the state not suppressing those its deems heretics, as was the case in Europe which had state churches), whereas the French Revolution's version of secularism is about suppressing religion. Communism and Fascism derive from the latter tradition, whereas the US founding fathers were classical liberals (AKA right libertarians). Granted, the US was never consistent or fair about it but these are what the ideas were on paper.

Itadakimasu :-)

It's more like a way of advertisement that Nestle did to blend in to Japan.

More like it was a fluke which then was out to good marketing use

Going further, most of the rural villages are centered around their churches (if they have any) but that doesn't necessarily means that the villagers are very religious. Churches were the at the center of the everyday life back then.

@@DamienRivet They still are in some communities. Many small towns have churches where the main point of them is socialization before and after the sermon.

That he is!

I love how so many people remember the callback.

@@LifeWhereImFrom tie tucked into the pants was a power move honestly 😆

It comes from the "Black Death" days in Europe. If someone sneezed, it's likely they were infected with the bubonic plague and soon to die. So people said, "God bless you" or something similar. I guess it became an ingrained habit.

Girls in the West do it too, they just like cute things.