Category Archives: Religion

Religion Is for Friendship: 宗教は友情のため

Posted on August 29, 2021 by Rosan Daido

  Religion (from the Latin religare) means reunion. The reunion is with holiness (wholly wholesomeness). The world is one in truth (Dharma, Dao, Dyau, Deva, Dei, etc.). Truth (Dharma, Norm/Form, Law of all phenomena, of Dependent Co-origination, etc.) is universal. … Continue reading →

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Unmoved （Acala)　 Unconditioned:　不動（アチャラ）超業条件付け

Posted on February 16, 2020 by Rosan Daido

  Good morning!       Flowers in spring.      Cuckoo in summer.          The moon in autumn. Snow in winter, Cool and clear.                         … Continue reading →

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PBS：Sacred Journeys

Posted on December 22, 2014 by Rosan Daido

Shikoku Pilgrimage, etc. featured by PBS (info from Garyo):   .http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/sacredjourneys/content/home/

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Limited Karma Kinema in Limitless Dharma Dhatu (World)

Posted on January 14, 2012 by Rosan Daido

Good morning!   We have the beautiful brilliant sun and clouds with snow in the quiet peaceful world. It’s said that we have a hundred billion planets in the Milky Way. It was estimated that there are 100 sextillion to … Continue reading →

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Man’s Manipulation and Menace

Posted on January 11, 2012 by Rosan Daido

Good morning!   Because of the clouds we cannot see the beautiful bright round moon today. Yesterday the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists moved the “Doomsday Clock” a minute forward, to five minutes before Doomsday.   Like the radiation rain … Continue reading →

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Vast Visiting

Posted on January 10, 2012 by Rosan Daido

Good morning!   We can still see the beautiful full moon illuminating the whole world. A New York Times op-ed article said, “Go East, Young Man” to find jobs and other new things. On the way here I heard an … Continue reading →

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Karma Kinetics

Posted on January 10, 2012 by Rosan Daido

Good morning!   We have a nice, quiet, peaceful Sunday morning. With three sittings now, we have a little longer day since the time of the winter solstice. Tonight we can see the full moon. We can also see the … Continue reading →

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Individual Karma, Shared Karma, Non-karma

Posted on January 7, 2012 by Rosan Daido

Good evening!   We had a very warm day going up to seventy. We got the news that the economic damage related with the severe weather was the biggest ever. This is the shared karma.   A few days ago … Continue reading →

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Death at Deadend

Posted on January 7, 2012 by Rosan Daido

Good morning!   On the way here I listened to NPR, which reported the losing of millions of dollars by the lack of snow. Before that I got the news of the Japanese government not allowing nuclear reactors operating more … Continue reading →

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The Sun and The Song

Posted on January 7, 2012 by Rosan Daido

Good morning!   On the way here I listened to NPR. The announcer was talking about the sunflower oil in potato chips, often the second ingredient of it. He said sunflower oil might have come from Russia, which was grown … Continue reading →

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