The tribune independent of Michigan. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1933-1935, 1934-10-06

one. Out OF ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
radiated teo Kamu. the High-Pro-
ducing one and the Mysterious-I
Producing one, who have been
identified by many schlars with
Kami-rogi and Kami-romi, the
male and female principles. This
first celestial couple vanishes and
others follow through five or seven
generations, always in couples.
just like the descending "aions" of
the Alexandrian Gnostics, who AL
ways generated in couples. called
"sizigiae." The last celestial couple
distinctly embodying the male
and female principles. was Izanagi
and Izanami, who produce the ac-
tut "demiouggoi" of this valley of
sorrows. II is true they were threa
in number. but wonderfully enough
we never hear anything of the
Moon-god. and the field OF terres-
trial activity is cleared again only
for the male and female symbols.
for Amaterasu and Susanowo. In
Producing triad would be against
the metaphysical conception of the
Far East, and this explains why
Tsukiyomi was neglected. NAV
say. en- PEASANT. that there is some
thing significant in the victory OF
Amaterasu over Susanowo, and his
Punishment to distant realms. II
1t was certainly the Goethe-like
vicory OF the ewing weibliche"
which has made Japan the sweet
country of beautiful art, gentle
manners. cleanliness, peaceful love
Of nature, self-sacrifice and deep
mystic meditation. Even the soldier
on the battlefield dies for his coun-
try with the same heart feeling as
the mother who joyfully sacrifices
her life to give birth TO child.
Now II seems to me that the fun
damenal cosmic and biological con-
ception was instrumental creating
a kind of dualism in the Japanes
soul. | maintain that throughout
the whole history OF Japan. from
the distant days OF the Emperor
Jimmu Tenno down to the present
day. you can follow this struggle
between the masculine and femi-
a matter of fact, the whole Japa-
nese civilization is product OF
those two adverse currents. A stu
dent OF Japan who would read
poetical, lofty tankas or haikais;
or who would admire Chikamatsu'
love tragedies; or spend his days
In museums looking at the Japa-
mes school of painting-eighteen
century prints or ukiyo-ye life
painting of the Genroku period, in
which every stroke is at the same
time robust and tender or old paint
ing OF Musashi. Genshin and many
others in which every point is
mere suggestion or all the CLASH
cal painting in which lines are only
symbols; a man who would study
the emotional philosophy of Honen
Shrinran or Nichiren, where the
Indian "bhakti" and the Christian
love are far surpassed in all EN-
bracing enthusiasm for the grace
OF Amida who presses to his father
ly bosom the most wicked OF al
culprits--a tenderness to melt
stones and dissolve universes;
man who would just go to one of
many thousands OF Buddhist remp-
les and watch the crowd worship
simply and silently putting their
weeping and bleeding hearts at the
feet of our Lord as IL they were
offering a humble meadow-flower
on the altar of human sorrows--
such student of Japan would
surely come to the conclusion that
there is nowhere in the world a
more feminine soul. The Japanese
woman is a pure concentration OF
Wing. But another man, who would
study the stole firmness of the
great Japanese statesmen of by
gone days, such as Yoritomo, No
bunaga. Hideyoshi, Yoshitsune, etc.
those Marcus Aurelius' or Vespasi-
ans of the Far East: or who would
get acquainted with the lives OF
the makers of modern Japan, the
Genro OF the Meiji era; a man who
would have the chance OF witness
ing the manlihess of the Japanese
soldiers and sailors. their proven
bal bravery and spartan endur-
ance; or again a man who would
come to know the steadiness which
almost approaches obstinacy. with
which japanese struggle in order
to attain their objective, the 'virils
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