In many religions and cultures
pilgrimage is not about reaching a destination.
Pilgrimage is the act of walking the path itself.
As people walk the path
they experience
- encounters
- relationships
- realizations
Through these experiences
people begin to reflect on their way of living.
Pilgrimage is not a journey to somewhere.
It is a journey within life itself.
Tariki Samuga Ranch
Tariki Samuga Ranch is based on the same understanding.
This ranch is not the destination of a pilgrimage.
People come here to
- stop for a while
- live for a time
- and then continue their journey.
The ranch is simply a place
along the pilgrimage path.
A Ranch Along the Path
Along every pilgrimage route
there are many places.
- mountains
- villages
- temples
- inns
Tariki Samuga Ranch is one of these places.
It is simply
a ranch along the path.
Here people
live with horses
move their bodies
share meals
and rest.
Through these simple acts of living
people begin to feel their way of life again.
Horse as Master
At this ranch
people do not teach people.
The horse becomes the master.
A horse does not teach.
A horse does not explain.
A horse does not evaluate.
The horse simply lives
within relationship.
Through that relationship
people rediscover the world
through their bodies.
Relationship on the Path
In pilgrimage
there are no divisions such as
- hierarchy
- teacher and student
- those who know and those who learn
What exists instead
is companionship along the path.
People arrive as wind
encounter the soil
seeds begin to sprout
and then they return to the road again.
Wind
Soil
Seed
The life of this ranch
can be understood through three states.
Wind
those who visit
Soil
those who sustain the place
Seed
that which begins to grow within the fudo
People arrive as wind
encounter the soil
seeds begin to sprout
and then continue their journey.
Circulation
Tariki Samuga Ranch exists
within the path of pilgrimage
as a place where people can
- rediscover how to live
- reflect on their work
- reconnect society and nature
People may stay for a while
or continue their journey.
As this circulation continues
the wind moves
the soil prepares
the seed begins to grow
Through this cycle
life continues
to unfold.
Tariki Samuga
People arrive as wind
meet the soil
seeds begin to grow
and then return to the path.
This quiet circulation
is Tariki Samuga.