A Story of New Garments − Reportage on wearing the garments of COSMIC WONDER

1In my room overlooking the lush green mountains of Gifu,Feeling the breeze from the river gently against my cheek,I savor the touch for example, of COSMIC WONDER’sOrganic cotton circle T-shirt. Its round form.Beautiful lightness.Material imbued with the soft light. Each time I pass my arms through its sleeves,The ancient times and the future Cross and overlap across my body,And a “new feeling”Enriches my mind. COSMIC WONDER’s garments, In their entirety,Embody the sensations inborn but completely forgotten That we trust and love our whole selves,And signs of the sensations we would experience in the future. The moment you see them, your mind gets free.The moment you wear them, your body feels great.Then your sense of time and space only concerns the “here and now,”And your new self comes to emerge. (The new self is not unknown to you,Because She / He is your true self, Sleeping within you ever since the ancient times.That is the yourself in whom The divinity continues to glow.) The overwhelming freshness of your new selfMakes feelings of joy flow from the bottom of my heart. 2The experiences of your new self,Produce the inherent rhythm of the universe,Like when you use an ancient calendar. This world is discontinuous, invisible, irrational, and non-dual. It is a dream, invisible but visible,That we modern people almost forgot. As soon as we know it,As if our whole body both inside and outBecomes filled with beautiful water,We understand. (Actually, we have always known that sense −−) 3When COSMIC WONDER’s garmentsMade in a mountain village Come to find themselves In another little town surrounded by mountainsThis World finally beginsTo ascend into the next realm of consciousness. COSMIC WONDER’s garmentsAre with this new consciousnessAnd create a new world. Today, now, and at this very moment. The way the softness of the light streaming through the shoji,Brings forth a great effect Upon the body, mind, and soul of human beings. We now, return to nothing. With the particles of light serenely released from the waterAugust 8, 2015Millet Hattori English translation by Kei Benger