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すべてのことに時期がある−−養老孟司先生との出会い
- By: 甲野 善紀
- Narrated by: 後藤 敦
- Length: 24 mins
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昭和62年(1987年)5月、振武舘の黒田鉄山先生と縁が出来て以来、私は度々随分長い時間、黒田先生とも電話でいろいろと武術談義を交わしていたが、やがてその影響は私の武術原理に決定的な変化をもたらした。黒田先生と出会って5年、1992年に私は今までの体の芯を細くするように、体に縒りをかけるような術理から、体を捻らず、固定的な支点を排した「井桁崩しの術理」を提唱するようになっていった。(ついでに述べておくが、私は平成という元号がどうしても好きになれず、平成になってからは、専ら西暦か干支で年号を表わすようになった)(本文から)甲野善紀の「風の先、風の跡~ある武術研究者の日々の気づき」はこちらから→http://yakan-hiko.com/kono.html
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すべてのことに時期がある−−養老孟司先生との出会い
- Narrated by: 後藤 敦
- Length: 24 mins
- Release date: 10-19-16
- Language: Japanese
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剣術は甘くない
- By: 甲野 善紀
- Narrated by: 後藤 敦
- Length: 25 mins
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私は全国各地で講習会を行なっているが、いまさらのように「剣術は甘くない」という事を最近時折感じる。というのは、剣道や何か古流の剣術を学んだとかいう訳でもなく、ただ自分なりに竹刀や木刀で稽古している人の中に、ごくたまにではあるが、なかなか意表をつく間合いで打ち込んで来る人物がいるからである。 剣術における真剣勝負に関しては、坂本龍馬を斬った人物という事で有名な、直心影流の遣い手で京都見廻組の今井信郎が「免許とか目録とかいう人間達を切るのは素人を切るよりはるかに容易。剣術など習わないほうが安全」と子孫に言い残し(『坂本龍馬を斬った男』今井幸彦著)、また雖井蛙流の開祖深尾角馬ほどの名人でも「無手人(素人)あなどるべからず」と伝書に書き残している。(本文から)甲野善紀の「風の先、風の跡~ある武術研究者の日々の気づき」はこちらから→http://yakan-hiko.com/kono.html
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多くの人の思いを代弁する詩人・銀色夏生女史
- By: 甲野 善紀
- Narrated by: 後藤 敦
- Length: 12 mins
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今日は代官山のライブハウス「山羊に、聞く?」で、詩人の銀色夏生女史とのトークイベントがあった。トークが始まるのは20時だから、夕方までゆっくりできると思っていたら、朝、陽紀が夏風邪らしく、熱を出してダウンしているとのメールが届く。この日、陽紀は定例のよみうりカルチャー自由が丘教室の講座の日。どうしようか迷っているような気配だったので、「ここは私の出番だろう」と、私が代打で行くことにした。ちょうど1年くらい前にも陽紀がどうしてもこの講座に行けないことがあり、私が代打を買って出たことがあるので、勝手は分かっていたから問題はないが、何しろ山積する用件と格闘中で、「今日は夕方まで時間がとれる」と思っていた予定が外れたのは、いささか痛い。しかし、まあ親として、また同じような職業を持つ者として役に立てるのはこんな時ぐらいだからと、行くことにしたのである。(本文より) 甲野善紀の「風の先、風の跡~ある武術研究者の日々の気づき」はこちらから→http://yakan-hiko.com/kono.html
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多くの人の思いを代弁する詩人・銀色夏生女史
- Narrated by: 後藤 敦
- Length: 12 mins
- Release date: 02-15-17
- Language: Japanese
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現代のゴルフ理論は根本から大間違い
- By: 甲野 善紀
- Narrated by: 古川 雅達
- Length: 14 mins
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◇動かないボールを見て打つのはナンセンス このところ、とにかく今までにない忙しさで、かなり重要な用件もうっかり直前まで気づかなかったり、ダブルブッキングをしてしまったりする事が相次いでいて、「何とかしなくては……」と思うが、何ともならないありさま。ただ、そうした環境の中でも技の気づきは続き、進展がある。いや、そういう環境だからこそ、かえって稽古への意欲が高まったり、忙しさのあまり数日前までやっていた事を忘れていたりするので、かえって発想が新しくなるのかもしれない。 (本文より)甲野善紀の「風の先、風の跡~ある武術研究者の日々の気づき」はこちらから→http://yakan-hiko.com/kono.html
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現代のゴルフ理論は根本から大間違い
- Narrated by: 古川 雅達
- Length: 14 mins
- Release date: 12-21-16
- Language: Japanese
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どこまでを自力とし、どこまでを他力とするか
- By: 甲野 善紀
- Narrated by: 北條 仁吾
- Length: 12 mins
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このところ『歎異抄』のことが気になって、私も何度か関西で公開トークをさせていただいた練心庵の釈徹宗先生に、お勧めの『歎異抄』や親鸞上人に関する本を伺ったところ、いくつかメールでお知らせいただいたので、梯實圓著『聖典セミナー歎異抄』・『親鸞聖人の教え・問答集』や、梯實圓・平松令三・霊山勝海共著の『念仏と流罪』などを購入。また釈先生からはNHKEテレの『100分de名著』のテキストやDVDなども送っていただいた。 私がなぜ『歎異抄』や浄土宗、浄土真宗に最近強く関心が出たかというと、多くの人に知られている「善人なほもって往生をとぐ。いはんや悪人をや」の「悪人正機説」の底にある考え方は、「悪人というのは、その悪をせざるを得ない巡り合わせの気の毒な人なのだから、そういう人にこそ救いがなければならない」ということではないかと思うからである。(本文より)甲野善紀の「風の先、風の跡~ある武術研究者の日々の気づき」はこちらから→http://yakan-hiko.com/kono.html
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どこまでを自力とし、どこまでを他力とするか
- Narrated by: 北條 仁吾
- Length: 12 mins
- Release date: 01-18-17
- Language: Japanese
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達成感の得られない仕事とどう向き合うか
- By: 甲野 善紀
- Narrated by: 後藤 敦
- Length: 12 mins
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いつの間にか、周りは一面の青葉に包まれる季節となった。振り返ってみると桜が咲き始めた頃から今に至るまで、用件がたて込んで、その折々の木々の変化はもちろん知っていたのだが、以前のようにしみじみとそうした東北では春紅葉といわれている新緑の変化を楽しむゆとりもなかった事にあらためて気がつく。忙しさはもう随分前から慢性的になってはいるが、今年は特にそれがキツイように思う。ただ、ありがたい事に、私の仕事は私が選んで自分からこの事に積極的に関わることが出来る仕事だから、やればやっただけの達成感もあるし、仕事としてやりがいもある。しかし、現代という時代の非常に大きな問題は、仕事にやりがいや達成感を求められないものが増えてきているという事である。こういうと、「いや、どんな仕事でも心がけ次第でそれは生き甲斐になるのだ」というような事を主張される方もあるかもしれないが、そういう風に言えた時代は、まだ現代のようなおよそ生き甲斐を持ち得ない仕事がなかったからだと思う。 (本文より) 甲野善紀の「風の先、風の跡~ある武術研究者の日々の気づき」はこちらから→http://yakan-hiko.com/kono.html
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達成感の得られない仕事とどう向き合うか
- Narrated by: 後藤 敦
- Length: 12 mins
- Release date: 02-15-17
- Language: Japanese
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「運命論は修正可能である」という安易な言説への違和感
- By: 甲野 善紀
- Narrated by: 後藤 敦
- Length: 12 mins
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■巨大新宗教団体の信者の前で語ったこと 私の知る限り、世界の殆どの宗教は予言と共に個人の努力も説いており、禅のような、そういう事にあまり関わらない姿勢をもっている宗派であっても、禅の一派「潙仰宗」の開祖の一人で小釈迦とも呼ばれていた仰山慧寂などは予言を行なっていたことが『臨済録』の中にも書かれている。「予言があり、同時に個人の努力も説く」。そうした事が不思議なほど多くの宗教に共通している。そして、矛盾しているといえば矛盾しているこの事実に関して、新宗教などは「人間の運命は、いちおう決まってはいるが、それは人間の努力によって変えることが出来る」、つまり運命は修正可能なのだと説いていることが多い。しかし、私はこの考えに接した時、非常な違和感を覚えた。。(本文から)甲野善紀の「風の先、風の跡~ある武術研究者の日々の気づき」はこちらから→http://yakan-hiko.com/kono.html
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「運命論は修正可能である」という安易な言説への違和感
- Narrated by: 後藤 敦
- Length: 12 mins
- Release date: 10-19-16
- Language: Japanese
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『東京ブギウギと鈴木大拙』で見えてきたこと
- By: 甲野 善紀
- Narrated by: 後藤 敦
- Length: 1 hr and 2 mins
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このところ各所から本が届いているが、その中でも、「この本に関しては、感想というよりも、この本によって考えさせられた禅に関するさまざまな問題について、私自身の中を整理しておかなければ…」という思いにさせられた本は、人文書院から刊行された『東京ブギウギと鈴木大拙』である。著者は山田奨治国際日本文化研究センター教授。 世に出版される数多くの本の中には「このジャンルでは、この人だな」と思わせられる本があるが、本書はまさにそれにあたる。この山田教授は、かつて書かれた『禅という名の日本丸』の中で、オイゲン・ヘリゲル著『弓と禅』の中で最も要となっている部分について大きな疑問をあぶり出されていたからである。それは、オイゲン・ヘリゲル東北帝国大学講師の弓の師である大射道教創始者の阿波研造が、闇の中で微かな蚊取り線香の光だけを頼りにして、的の中心に矢を射当て、さらにもう一筋の矢も、的の中心に射当てた矢の矢筈を割って、二本の矢が重なって的に刺さっていたという話についての神話的状況描写についてである。(本文より) 甲野善紀の「風の先、風の跡~ある武術研究者の日々の気づき」はこちらから→http://yakan-hiko.com/kono.html
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『東京ブギウギと鈴木大拙』で見えてきたこと
- Narrated by: 後藤 敦
- Length: 1 hr and 2 mins
- Release date: 02-15-17
- Language: Japanese
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「たとえ」の功罪
- By: 甲野 善紀
- Narrated by: 北條 仁吾
- Length: 7 mins
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何か物事を説明する時、人はよく「たとえ」を使う。「たとえ」は普通は「例え」の字を使うことが多く、私も普段はこの字を使うが、「譬え」とも書き、本来は私もこの字を使いたいと思っているので、今回の「松聲館日乗」では、「譬え」の字を主に使っていきたいと思う。 さて、この「譬え」だが、物事を他人にわかりやすく説明する時、きわめて便利だから、私もしばしばこれを使う。しかし、「譬え」は便利なだけに問題も多い。なぜなら他人にある事を説得しようという場合、諺と同じく状況に応じて恣意的に「譬え」を例に出して説明するからである。 たとえば、「磁石のSとN」「男と女」は「違うから相手を引き寄せやすい」と説明するかと思えば、「朱に交われば赤くなる」、「類は友を持って集まる」という「同じようなものは集まりやすい」という諺を引いて、全く別の状況を相手に納得させようとする。このような事は新宗教の幹部や教師の講話などに極めてその例が多い。(本文より)甲野善紀の「風の先、風の跡~ある武術研究者の日々の気づき」はこちらから→http://yakan-hiko.com/kono.html
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宮崎駿監督との出会い
- By: 甲野 善紀
- Narrated by: 古川 雅達
- Length: 25 mins
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この夏、話題となっている映画『風立ちぬ』は、宮崎駿監督の作品だが、宮崎監督といえば、私にとって今まで観たあらゆる映画・演劇の中で最も大きな衝撃を私に与えた『もののけ姫』の印象があまりに強いため、それ以降の作品はどうしても私の中に深く入ってはこない。これは、私の勝手な推測だが、宮崎駿監督にしても、『もののけ姫』を作ってしまった以降は、あれほどのメッセージ性を持った作品は作ることが大変困難なのだと思う。とにかく今から16年前の1997年に観たあの『もののけ姫』の衝撃は、薄まったとはいえ今なお私の中に深く残っていて、宮崎監督と聞けば反射的に『もののけ姫』という事に連想が結びついてしまう。(本文より)甲野善紀の「風の先、風の跡~ある武術研究者の日々の気づき」はこちらから→http://yakan-hiko.com/kono.html
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宮崎駿監督との出会い
- Narrated by: 古川 雅達
- Length: 25 mins
- Release date: 12-21-16
- Language: Japanese
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私が現役であることを思い知った夜
- By: 甲野 善紀
- Narrated by: 後藤 敦
- Length: 20 mins
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■凄まじい寂寥感2012年10月5日。新潮社主催の小林秀雄賞、新潮ドキュメント賞の授賞式とパーティーに行く。毎年10月の第一金曜日は、この授賞式と決まっているので、空けるようにしているのだが、その理由の何割かは養老孟司先生にお会いしたいという理由があったと思う。ただ、今回、図らずも、そう遠くない時期に「お会いしてお話しをしましょう」と約束していた増田俊也氏が『木村政彦は、なぜ力道山を殺さなかったか』で新潮ドキュメント賞を受賞され、まずそのお祝いを申し上げたい、という大きな出席理由があった。新潮社の足立真穂女史に養老先生共々、増田氏を紹介して頂き、御挨拶をした。さすがに格闘技雑誌のカメラマン等も撮影に来ていて、養老先生も含めて3人での写真を依頼され、カメラに収まった。その後、増田氏の北大柔道部時代の部員の方々(増田氏が武術雑誌に連載されている、北大時代を回想されているノンフィクション「七帝柔道記」に登場されている柔道部員の名札をつけた方々)に、「あの甲野先生ですよね」と話しかけられたので、「リアルファイトをされている方々は、私のような者は胡散臭く感じられるでしょう」と言ったところから会話が始まる。(本文から)甲野善紀の「風の先、風の跡~ある武術研究者の日々の気づき」はこちらから→http://yakan-hiko.com/kono.html
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私が現役であることを思い知った夜
- Narrated by: 後藤 敦
- Length: 20 mins
- Release date: 10-19-16
- Language: Japanese
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合気道との出会いと別れ
- By: 甲野 善紀
- Narrated by: 後藤 敦
- Length: 40 mins
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■切実な課題 「人間の運命は完璧に決まっていて、同時に完璧に自由である」という、言葉にすればどうにも矛盾している事を21歳の時、大確信をもって実感してしまった私は、同時に現代社会が見栄と体裁を取り繕い、権威主義にまみれている事に対する根本的なおかしさも実感していた(たとえば現代医学のさまざまな治療法をもってしても、どうにもならないような難病が、断食と生野菜食といった事によって、驚くほど良くなっても、その事を医学界は公式には絶対認めず、マスコミもそうした事を週刊誌等で噂程度には流しても、決して本気で取り上げようとはしない)。だから、大会社や有名企業に就職したいなどとは露ほども思わず(というか、当時の私の気持ちとしては、そういう所に入る事は悪魔に魂を売るようなものだとまでは思わないまでも、そうした気持ちに近かったと思う)、それだけに、どういう仕事に就くかも悩みの種だった。そうしたなか、とにかく、いかなる環境であっても自分の気持ちが揺るがない生き方をしたい、という思いは、当時の私にとって最も切実な課題であった。。(本文から)甲野善紀の「風の先、風の跡~ある武術研究者の日々の気づき」はこちらから→http://yakan-hiko.com/kono.html
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合気道との出会いと別れ
- Narrated by: 後藤 敦
- Length: 40 mins
- Release date: 10-19-16
- Language: Japanese
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AMAZING!!!
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Jim Dale is wonderful!
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HUMANS ARE ALWAY NEGOTIATING,
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Didn't like the bad language
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Jim Dale at his best
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We are not Bob (But we are amazing)
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The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes
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Bad part
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Nightshade
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A new Connelly detective…
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“Harreeeeeeeeee”
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Don't Let Him In
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Restauranteur Paddy Swann was the life of the party until the day a man pushed him in the path of an oncoming train, leaving his twenty-something daughter Ash and wife Nina devastated. Shortly after Paddy’s funeral, the two women receive a surprise in the mail: a note and package from Nick Radcliffe, an old friend of Paddy’s, and a nondescript lighter that once belonged to him decades ago. This unexpected gift draws Nick and Nina closer together—much to Ash’s dismay.
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Rudimentary. At best.
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