“Here in this country often chastised for its lack of mental health services, for its lack of a language to discuss suffering and depression, we were out in the open, ringing bells, writing down the names of the people we missed, praying for them, and planning on spending several days in their company because we missed them. There was nothing private about our grief.” GriefBuddhismJapan Book:Where the Dead Pause, and the Japanese Say Goodbye: A Journey Source: Where the Dead Pause, and the Japanese Say Goodbye: A Journey
“When Japanese people did gamman and tried to endure that which cannot be endured, they were harming themselves. "It is better," Maruko said, "to speak up and to express oneself. We must learn to do this in Japan.” Mental HealthJapanGaman Book:Where the Dead Pause, and the Japanese Say Goodbye: A Journey Source: Where the Dead Pause, and the Japanese Say Goodbye: A Journey