“In Japanese Zen, the term shojitranslates as “birth-death.” There is no separation between life and death other than a small hyphen, a thin line that connects the two.
We cannot be truly alive without maintaining an awareness of death.
Death is not waiting for us at the end of a long road. Death is always with us, in the marrow of every passing moment. She is the secret teacher hiding in plain sight. She helps us to discover what matters most.”
Frank Ostaseski, The Five Invitations: Discovering What Death Can Teach Us About Living Fully”
Flower path to guide spirits, Dia de los Muertos celebration, Bainbridge Island Museum of Art, 2017