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Photo: shoppers at the Jujo market in Tokyo, Japan
Photo: tea fields near Mount Fuji
Photo: woman practicing Tai Chi in Tokyo, Japan
Photo: a boy and his grandfather having tea
Photo: man practicing yoga on a beach
Photo: biking in Kyoto, Japan
Photo: man meditating under waterfall
Photo: frozen tuna at a fish market in Japan
Photo: drinking tea
Photo: Zen garden in Kyoto, Japan
Photo: man meditating under waterfall
A Shingon Buddhist practitioner meditates under frigid waterfalls at the Oiwasan Nissekiji Temple in Toyama, Japan. In Shingon, a school of Japanese esoteric Buddhism, waterfall meditation, or takigyo, is used to focus the mind and increase self-awareness.
Photo Credit: Cary Wolinsky
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Photo: biking in Kyoto, Japan
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Photo: a woman meditating
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Photo: tea fields near Mount Fuji
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What, if anything, do you think you should change about your diet?
Eat less red meat.
Eat more fish.
Eat more fruits and vegetables.
Drink more water.
I wouldn't change anything.
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