Category Archives: Philosophy

Occupy All

Posted on November 27, 2011 by Rosan Daido

Good evening!   Today is black Friday. Were you occupied by the shopping spree? The Canadian magazine Adbusters, which advocated a Buy Nothing Day twenty years ago, launched OccupyXmas today, stopping shopping sprees. Xmas is now occupied by supply-side management. … Continue reading →

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Spend or Save

Posted on November 27, 2011 by Rosan Daido

Good morning!   We had a little fog this morning. We seem to have a foggy world. Today is Black Friday. The top NY Times op-ed article today is “Why We Spend. Why They Save.”   If we value matter … Continue reading →

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Practice in Gratitude

Posted on November 27, 2011 by Rosan Daido

Good evening!   This evening is Thanksgiving evening. We must give thanks not only for food and drinks, but for all beings, which give us life. We must know that we can live only on other lives. Today I forwarded … Continue reading →

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Thanksgiving for All

Posted on November 25, 2011 by Rosan Daido

Good morning!   Today is Thanksgiving Day, when we give thanks not only to harvested food, but to the whole life support system.   Its origin was the thanksgiving of early immigrants for their survival from hunger and death, thanks … Continue reading →

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Sit Solid and Serene

Posted on November 25, 2011 by Rosan Daido

Good morning!   Thanks to the rain, trees settle solid and stand serene. Dogen said igi-soku buppô (威儀即仏法), dignified forms are themselves the awakened dharmas (forms/norms). We sit solid and serene in truth and peace.   When trees falter or … Continue reading →

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Penetrating Pure Crystal Clear World

Posted on November 25, 2011 by Rosan Daido

Good morning!   We have a very quiet, beautiful Sunday morning wet with rain, giving life to all plants and animals. The beginning of Dogen’s Universal Recommendation for True Zazen reads:   In exhaustive pursuit, the root of the Way … Continue reading →

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From Civilization to Cultivation

Posted on November 19, 2011 by Rosan Daido

Good morning!   Our sittings on Saturday see the brilliant sunlight. So, the candlelight usually brightening the dark room seems comparatively dim, and much less so the incense firelight. There is no exception in our related and relative world.   This … Continue reading →

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Cut Cut-throat Karma

Posted on November 18, 2011 by Rosan Daido

Good morning!   Now we see the half moon. Unless we get up early or we are interested in the moon, we don’t care about the change of the moon phases. The change of phases is our own.   It’s … Continue reading →

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From GNP to GNH or from Three maladies to Three Treasures

Posted on November 17, 2011 by Rosan Daido

Good morning!   We are now in the cold season in the natural cycle. However, humans are now changing it and even creating catastrophe.   The news from Japan reported the Bhutan royal family’s visit, the Pacific region’s military buildup, … Continue reading →

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Become Bodhisattva

Posted on November 16, 2011 by Rosan Daido

Good morning!   We have a nice warm morning still, but the weather is forecast to go down below the freezing point today. The bright moon is still illuminating the whole world.   A news piece from Japan with few … Continue reading →

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