Global Taimyo Community
Welcome to the Global Taimyo Community
The Global Taimyo Community (GTC) formed after September 11, 2001 as the Taimyo Network for World Peace, as a peaceful and compassionate response to the violence of 9/11 and subsequent retaliatory violence. As we practice, we see ourselves standing around the globe holding hands in a protective embrace.
GTC believes that Taimyo Kata can function as a movement form through which we can search and/or heal our inner world as well create better relationships with our outer world — neighbors, community near and far, and Nature — beyond time and space.
About Taimyo (“Great Mystery”) Kata (“form”)
GTC uses the Taimyo Kata meditation as a form of prayer. Taimyo is a distillation of the creative experience of Shintaido founder Hiroyuki Aoki. We use the kata to practice and pray together, and to express our caring for the Earth and for one another.
When we synchronize our schedules in order to meditate together, regardless of where we live in the world, we are working to bring forth a vision of world peace: a safe and clean environment with freedom for all those who are oppressed.
Each of us must become a medicine man/woman, shaman or spiritual warrior so that we can pray without ceasing in our daily lives for peace, a healthy planet and justice for all.
If all of us around the world encourage one another and allow our light to shine in the countries, cities, towns, and villages where we live, we will make small changes around us gradually - one by one - even if we are still far from realizing our vision of peace and justice immediately.
It’s as if we’re walking together through a dark tunnel, drawing slowly closer to the light at the other end. The closer we get, the clearer it becomes. In the same way, I believe our lives (and fate) can shift gradually from a negative direction to a positive one. Then we can truly be a light to the people around us.
- H. F. Ito, Facilitator of the Global Taimyo Network
Our Practice
The physical practice of the kata and the spiritual connection through the network are complemented with an Internet forum. The forum is available to practitioners around the world, allowing us to transcend national boundaries.
In August 2021 the group gathered to mark its 20th anniversary, connecting globally in real-time via Zoom. Since then the GTC has met virtually in community with three to four meetings each year where we contemplate and reflect together on an annual theme. In these meetings we have time to move together, with time to talk about our annual theme in small groups and as a larger community. We join in a multi-lingual space and participate in language-specific small group discussions, and invite those familiar with Taimyo Kata to join us.
We invite you to join a regular practice - Beyond Time and Space.
Choose a regular time that fits your schedule or join with others as they practice at 8 am or 8 pm in their locate time zone.
