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PRGN - Kaizen EP

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PRGN - Shiken 02:44
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PRGN - Haramitsu 03:15
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PRGN - Daikoumyo 03:21
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Kaizen (改善) is the Japanese word for “good change” (Kai = change, Zen = good) and describes the continuous improvement. The core philosophy behind Kaizen is simple: you can always make or do things better, even if they seem to work well in a particular moment.

Shiken Haramitsu Daikoumyo is a sacred ‘nine-syllable’ Buddhist mantra in Japanese.

Shiken (四拳) represents four perspectives

Merciful heart expresses love for everything.
Sincere heart follows what is right.
Attuned heart follows the natural order of things.
Dedicated heart holds to the chosen pursuit.

In summary, it is the sensation and the harmony perceived by the sense of hearing and heart.

Haramitsu (波羅蜜) means paramita or Buddha’s Satori. Or to reach Buddhahood from our worlds which fill up with many messy things in our minds.

波 means waves in the ocean and metaphors of something like waves, for example “kanojyo wa nami ga aru” which means “she has waves in her mind”, which means sometimes she is stable but sometimes she is unstable. What makes her unstable is her worrying, fears of something like that makes her confused, messy.

羅 means gauze – textured style of fabrics which crosses each other in many ways so the waves metaphors the messy, confused, uneasiness in our minds which makes you unstable like a wave and those cross in our minds in many ways.

蜜 means nectar – sweet liquid – which may mean the sweet bliss that you reach after untangling the mess of your mind. haramitsu seems to be saying that if you free your mind from life’s clutter you will reach enlightenment.

Daikoumyo (大光明) means great koumyo and 光明 koumyo means the ‘bright light’ of illumination – the light of your heart – the radiance of a deity. The manifest expression of the light of wisdom the means by which illumination “dawns on us”. A brilliant, enlightened aura.

光明 also literally means bright future, or hope.

So, as a whole, shiken haramitsu daikoumyo seems to have a meaning of “to seek a bright future of enlightenment by loving, being true, natural and persevering with dedication”.

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released May 30, 2021

Cover: Adrian Ugowski

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PRGN Bialystok, Poland

Everyday i try to make better music and sounds that will hit your soul

My music is spiritual if you listen to it. It's all about emotion

R.I.P to Rostko and Yung Pablo. You will be always with us. ... more

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