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Tears Of Gratitude Podcast
Episode 4
December 23, 2022
“George Ohsawa On The Failure Of Occidental Science On The Study Of Matter.”
I am happy to introduce you to the THIRD of three audio recordings done by Jacques De Langre in the 1960s. What follows is a very rare recording of George Ohsawa giving a lecture at the Macrobiotic Summer Camp in California in 1965. The recording captures most of the lecture in it’s entirety and starts shortly after the lecture begins. The full recording lasts about one hour and 34 minutes.
The recording begins with Ohsawa introducing a recently published (1962) LIFE Science Book on MATTER, written by Ralph E. Lapp, a renowned nuclear physicist of the time. Ohsawa spends the entire lecture discussing the content of this book and of Occidental Modern Science in general and contrasts it with ancient Oriental philosophy and his Unique Principle.
This recording offers a rare glimpse into the actual dynamics of Ohsawa’s teachings, how he engages and critiques his audience and expresses his line of thinking. My full analysis of this lecture and it’s impact will be forthcoming and made available to read and comment here on “Tears Of Gratitude” for paid subscribers only.
For some, Ohsawa may be difficult to understand due to his accent and occasional interjection of French words (French was his second language and English was his third). A full transcript will be made available to paid subscribers of “Tears Of Gratitude” newsletter. If you wish to receive this transcript then please upgrade your subscription.
Enjoy.
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Tears Of Gratitude Podcast
Episode 3
December 23, 2022
“Michio Kushi On The Three Doctors, Seven Stages of Illness and more.”
This is the SECOND of three audio recordings done by Jacques De Langre in the 1960s. The following is a recording of a lecture by my father, Michio Kushi, done on May 29, 1967 in Los Angeles. The recording begins after the lecture has already started where Michio is in the middle of explaining how to prepare a ginger compress and other remedies. He answers questions about remedies in general and then proceeds to introduce a friend and student, John Fountain, who then proceeds to talk for about 25 minutes about his experiences on cooking. Michio then resumes speaking for over an hour until the recording abruptly stops while he is introducing energy meridians of acupuncture. The entire recording is about one hour and fifty minutes long.
Listeners should be forewarned that Michio speaks with a fairly thick accent and may be difficult for some to understand fully. A full transcript will be made available in the near future for paid subscribers only. If you wish to receive these please upgrade your subscription.
For more information about this other teachings by my parents, Michio and Aveline Kushi visit the “Tears Of Gratitude” newsletter on the substack platform. Also visit the “Teachings Of Michio And Aveline Kushi” - also on the substack platform. Both of these sites are managed by me and your host, Phiya Kushi. Thank you and enjoy.
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Tears Of Gratitude Podcast
Episode 2
December 23, 2022
“Jacques De Langre on the Order Of The Universe”
This is the first of three audio recordings done by Jacques De Langre in the 1960s.
Jacques and his wife, Yvette, were students of macrobiotic founder, George Ohsawa and were friends and colleagues of my parents, Michio and Aveline Kushi. For a complete bio on Jacques De Langre please visit the Celtic Sea Salt website, a company that he founded.
Above is a recording of Jacques De Langre giving a very clear and concise fifteen minute audio presentation and description of the Order Of The Universe and the basic principles and ideas behind macrobiotic philosophy. Sit back and relax and enjoy!
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Tears Of Gratitude Podcast
Episode 1
December 23, 2022
“The De Langre Tapes”
Many years ago Philippe De Langre, son of Jacques De Langre, contacted me about wanting to pass on some audio lecture recordings that his father had done of Georges Ohsawa and of my father, Michio Kushi and asked if I were interested in them. I absolutely was but it wasn’t until November of 2021 that I was finally able to visit Philippe in Asheville, North Carolina where he dug them out of storage. His brother, Thomas, was there also and we not only recovered the audio tapes but also started pouring over the hundreds of slides that Jacques had taken at many macrobiotic summer camps over the years. I took a handful of slides of people I recognized and couple of large prints of George and Lima Ohsawa that Jacques had taken with a promise of coming back someday to go through them all. That has yet to happen.
I immediately found a local video shop in Asheville able to do digital conversions of audio recordings and put the tapes in their hands. The only problem was that their reel to reel player had broken and they were searching for a new one. However, they promised that as soon they found one then they would complete the work. It took them several months but they finally finished the job. The end result was set of 5 recordings. Of these five only three proved to be valuable and interesting: the first being the 1965 lecture of George Ohsawa; the second, a lecture by Michio Kushi from 1967, and the third is the audio presentation by Jacques De Langre. The other two were either too damaged or contained information of uncertain value.
The Ohsawa lecture contained distortions in speed and pitch and had to be corrected, which I did myself to the best that I could. Michio’s lecture was in good shape. Jacques’s audio presentation was also in great condition as he was intentionally talking directly and clearly into the microphone the whole time. I am sure a professional audio engineer could greatly improve the quality of these recordings. Until then, they are of the best quality I can offer.
And so, after more than a year, I am happy to present to you, the three original De Langre recordings for your enjoyment over the holidays. You will receive three separate posts and links to the recordings. and podcasts. These are being made available to all subscribers of “Tears Of Gratitude” (phiya.substack.com) and subscribers of “The Teachings Of Michio And Aveline Kushi” (michiokushi.substack.com) for a limited time period.
Full transcripts of the George Ohsawa and Michio Kushi lecture recordings will be made available in the near future for paid subscribers only. If you wish to receive these then please upgrade your subscription to a paid subscriber status, thank you. I will also be providing a full analysis in retrospect of the nearly 60 years of transformation the macrobiotic movement has gone through since these talks were given. Again this will only be made available to paid subscribers.
Thanks again and happy holidays.
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Season’s Greetings! It’s December 23, 2022! I wish and hope everyone is having a great time this holiday season.
First, I wish to acknowledge everyone who resubscribed to Tears Of Gratitude from my Wordpress Blog. I appreciate your ongoing support. It inspires me to continue to share with you, my tears of joy and gratitude.
Second, I am happy to offer, just in time for the holidays, the “De Langre Tapes”. The “De Langre Tapes” are a set of three audio lecture recordings done by Jacques De Langre in the 1960s. These recordings comprise of the following:
* The first one is a short 15 minute introduction to The Order Of The Universe by Jacques De Langre.
* The second is a nearly 2 hour long lecture by my father, Michio Kushi from 1967
* The third is a very special and rare lecture recording of George Ohsawa done in 1965
These recordings are being made available for everyone for a limited time in the form of three separate podcasts here on “Tears Of Gratitude”. You will soon receive another notice about the De Langre Tapes and how they came to me. Then you will receive three separate posts and links to each recording. These are all being available to all subscribers of the “Tears Of Gratitude” newsletter for a limited time.
In the near future, full transcripts will be available for paid subscribers. Paid subscribers will also receive my full analysis and retrospective look at Ohsawa’s and Michio’s lectures and how they stand up today after nearly 60 years of macrobiotic history.
Jacques De Langre was student of macrobiotic founder, George Ohsawa. For more information about Jacques please visit the website of the Celtic Sea Salt Company which he founded.
Thanks again for subscribing! Happy holidays and happy new year!
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