Category Archives: Civilization

Chilly Climate or Collusion Complex

Posted on December 1, 2011 by Rosan Daido

Good morning!   Now we have very chilly air at 26 degrees, with a wind chill index of 18. But, it is much better than having an irradiated atmosphere and earth.   The news from Japan reported on the Fukushima … Continue reading →

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From Limited Life to Limitless Life

Posted on November 29, 2011 by Rosan Daido

Good morning!   The weather forecast predicts the temperature will go down below the freezing point. Still trees stand strong and safe. Beyond the freezing point our vegetables may freeze and die.   Trees can survive ten thousand years. Human … Continue reading →

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Seasonal Snow Show or Random Radiation Risk

Posted on November 28, 2011 by Rosan Daido

Good morning!   We didn’t have snow, which makes a beautiful white world – a seasonal show. If, however, we have radiation, it’ll make a dark death world – a random risk at any moment.   The Red Cross and … Continue reading →

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From Deluded Way to Awakened Way

Posted on November 27, 2011 by Rosan Daido

Good morning!   We have now clouds threatening to snow, with temperatures going below the freezing point as forecast. But, after sitting we have a clear and calm world.   Yesterday I visited St. Charles for the first time. I … Continue reading →

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From Triple Malady to Triple Practice

Posted on November 27, 2011 by Rosan Daido

Good morning!   We can still enjoy autumn colors. Just recently I saw a lilac blooming again. We can enjoy beautiful nature here. But, in Fukushima and Chernobyl, below the apparently beautiful nature is radiation contamination. People cannot live there. … Continue reading →

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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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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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