Category Archives: War

Drumbeat to Wage War

Posted on January 19, 2012 by Rosan Daido

Good evening!   We have beautiful bright stars high in the sky. On the earth, however, we hear drums beaten to wage a war, maybe involving nuclear bombs, and maybe becoming the third world war. We are all responsible for … 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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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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Night of Nescience

Posted on January 1, 2012 by Rosan Daido

Good evening!   We are going to have three sittings at this year’s end. What kind of year did you have? For me, the biggest thing was the nuclear meltdown, which represents the meltdown of our nescience. We started using … Continue reading →

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Washing Way: Pure Path

Posted on December 30, 2011 by Rosan Daido

Good evening!   We had a nice warm winter day today with the temperature going up to 61 degrees. When I saw snow recently, I imagined radiation falling like snow, covering everything.   This evening I watched an NHK special … Continue reading →

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Perfectly Proven Path

Posted on December 28, 2011 by Rosan Daido

Good evening!   We had snow this morning below the freezing temperature. So, it was very dangerous to drive or brake among other cars running. When snow has now gone, it is safe to do so.   It is easy … Continue reading →

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Sit and Savor Amrita (Ambrosia, Immortality)

Posted on December 21, 2011 by Rosan Daido

Good evening!   We have now a nice warm, wet atmosphere, which gives life to plants and animals. Trees survive thousands of years, even ten thousand years. Tree and true have the same root of dhrî (the root form of … Continue reading →

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Return to Restart

Posted on December 19, 2011 by Rosan Daido

Good morning!   The full moon has quickly changed into the half moon. Now we have a nice bright Sunday. In a few days we will have the winter solstice, when the night is the longest and our distance to … Continue reading →

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