Tariki Samgha
Fudo Pilgrimage
Equine-Centered Form of Life
Introduction
Human beings do not change simply through willpower or effort.
People change and grow only within the context of daily life.
Embodied knowledge can develop only within lived experience.
Before daily life, however, there is an even more fundamental condition:
simply being together.å
Before we do anything, we already exist together with others.
From this simple state of coexistence, relationships emerge.
From relationships, ways of living arise.
Within those ways of living, embodied knowledge begins to grow.
The Ranch as a Place
A ranch is a place that exists at the boundary between nature and life.
Here, nature, living beings, animals, and humans coexist within relationships.
A ranch is neither purely nature nor purely society.
It stands at the boundary between the two.
Because of this, the relationships among living beings become visible.
What Is Pilgrimage?
Pilgrimage is not a journey to learn something.
It is a journey to encounter a way of life and the Fudo—the living environment and cultural climate—of a place.
Pilgrimage is not a religious ritual.
It is a way of moving through places with respect.
During a pilgrimage, people do not come to obtain something.
Instead, they simply touch the everyday life of a place.
Through that encounter, relationships naturally emerge.
Why Horses?
At the center of this pilgrimage are horses.
Humans use language.
We explain, evaluate, and create roles and social positions.
Horses do none of these things.
What horses perceive are:
distance,
breathing,
tension,
movement,
and rhythm.
A horse does not ask who someone is.
Instead, it senses what kind of relationship exists in that moment.
Horses do not see people through titles or roles.
They perceive the body itself—breathing, tension, and movement.
Because of this, in front of a horse, social roles, evaluation, and status lose their meaning.
A person can only relate through their way of being.
In that moment, people move away from a self-centered state and enter a state of existence within relationship.
Horses do not teach.
They do not explain.
They do not evaluate.
Yet through relationship, they influence people.
Within this relationship, embodied knowledge grows and resonance emerges.
For this reason, within this way of life,
the horse becomes the master.
The Structure of the Pilgrimage
Within this pilgrimage there are three states:
Wind
Soil
Seed
These are not roles.
They are ways of being.
Wind moves through the place.
Soil maintains the environment.
Seeds grow within it.
This cycle forms the structure of the Tariki Samgha pilgrimage.
People of the Wind
Wind represents those who move.
They arrive, touch the place, leave resonance behind, and move on.
Everyone who visits the pilgrimage is wind.
Children, families, travelers, people from companies, and people who are tired from life—all are wind.
People of the Soil
Soil represents those who continue to maintain the Fudo of the place.
At the ranch, daily life continues:
the lives of horses, the lives of people, and the breathing of the place itself.
People of the soil protect this life, maintain relationships, and sustain the environment.
Soil does not own.
Soil does not control.
It simply continues to care for the Fudo.
People of the Seed
In Tariki Samgha, children are called Seeds.
Seeds represent potential that has not yet sprouted.
Children are the future itself.
Tariki School
Within Tariki Samgha there is a place for children called Tariki School.
Tariki School is not a conventional school.
There are no classrooms, no curriculum, no examinations, and no evaluation.
Children grow within the daily life of the ranch.
They encounter horses, nature, and people.
Through these encounters, embodied knowledge develops naturally.
This is not an educational service.
It is a structure for protecting the Fudo while nurturing the seeds of the future.
Wind and Seed
Within this pilgrimage there is an important relationship:
Wind supports Seed.
Visitors who come as wind do more than experience the pilgrimage.
Their participation also supports the children of Tariki School.
Wind is both a moving presence and a presence that supports the future.
The Fudo–Seed Fund
Part of the funds generated by the pilgrimage goes into the Fudo–Seed Fund.
This fund supports:
• the operation of Tariki School
• activities for children
• the maintenance of the ranch environment
• the creation of future ranches
Money generated through pilgrimage circulates to protect the Fudo, nurture seeds, and support the future.
Time of Pilgrimage
The duration of pilgrimage is not fixed.
A pilgrimage may last one day, several days, several weeks, several months, or even several years.
Forms of Pilgrimage
Wind Participants (Individuals)
Day pilgrimage: ¥25,000 (9:00–18:00)
1 night / 2 days: ¥50,000 (13:00–14:00 next day)
3 nights / 4 days: ¥75,000
1 month (30 days): ¥375,000
Additional day: ¥25,000
Children under 5: free with guardian
Dormitory-style accommodation
Private rooms available upon request
Taxes not included
Wind of Work (Companies)
Companies can also participate in the pilgrimage as wind.
This is not corporate training.
Participants temporarily step away from titles, roles, and evaluation.
Within nature, animals, and daily life, they reflect on work and life itself.
The purpose is not to learn work, but to step away from it.
Through this distance, the meaning of work can be seen differently.
Corporate pilgrimage also supports the seeds of the future.
Day visit: ¥50,000
1 night / 2 days: ¥100,000
Maximum 5 participants per visit.
Annual Corporate Pilgrimage
Companies may participate throughout the year as wind.
Through employee participation and contributions to the Fudo–Seed Fund, companies also become part of the Fudo.
Example:
Annual contract: ¥10,000,000
Four visits per year
4 nights / 5 days per visit
Up to five participants
The Cycle of the Pilgrimage
Within this ranch, relationships among nature, life, animals, and people give rise to Fudo.
Within this Fudo:
Wind moves,
Soil maintains,
Seeds grow.
Pilgrimage then becomes the Fudo–Seed Fund and circulates toward the future.
This cycle is Tariki Samgha Fudo Pilgrimage.