Gyo 業 (?):

Note: If anyone knows the true character for gyo, i.e. those exercises called in Shinto as gyo to achieve reinvigoration of intuition.

The exercises of gyo:

DIET: cereals are the foundation of "wa" or "harmony." Man's main foods should be obtained form cereals or grains.
HARA: one should focus physical energy here, dynamic physical activities are needed.
BRAIN: to exercise the mind continuously is necessary. to learn to think in a way to focus mental energy. to see the world as two-in-one. to constantly exercise your mental faculties is important.
SERVICE: there is no greater work then to provide service to others. to revitalize the human capacity for giving.
SELF-REFLECTION: to be practiced diligently and refined continuously. to peer int the "mirror" that reflects life in its totality.

To change into the freedom of "Makoto" to become spontaneous in self-expression in harmony with the life and order of the universe.
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2 comments:

  1. Zacky Chan6:14 PM

    Not sure exactly what you're looking for, but shuugyou (修業）is the word used for a kind of religious training. I first came across the word when I was reading about mountain ascetics. The character gyou (業) itself is usually the suffix for words that involve some kind of work. Other examples are kougyou (工業）which is concerned with industrial manners, and juugyou (授業) which means school class. The list goes on forever. Here's a good Japanese online dictionary if you don't have one you like in particular.
    http://www.nihongodict.com/

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  2. Charles James8:06 AM

    Hi, Mr. Chan: Yes, I understand your supplied responses to the word "gyo" and I do suspect that the author who provided it may have missed it a bit. This particular word apparently refers to the effort to exercise or feed or nourish the intuitive properties of the brain/mind. I tend to lean toward nourish the intuitive processing of the mind as it seems to fit the "exercises" which in my view are actually "disciplines to live by" type thing. It has a combination of the physical, i.e. thye hara and service, as well as the spiritual, i.e. the diet, brain and self-reflection - kinda mostly sorta.

    Intuition, a hunch, a sixth sense 勘
    order of things 第 第六感（だいろっかん） / a sixth sense, intuition
    training intuition 訓練直感

    I also have three or four kanji/kana sites as well as two wonderful kanji/kana dictionaries.

    http://translate.google.com/#en|ja|

    http://www.saiga-jp.com/cgi-bin/dic.cgi?m=search&sc=0&f=0&j=&g=&e=&s=&rt=0&start=1&sid=1256767060_65568

    http://tangorin.com/

    http://sp.cis.iwate-u.ac.jp/icampus/k.jsp?k=shin

    and the one you provided is being added to that list :-)

    Thanks for the input ZC,

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