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Monthly Archives: January 2011
Self-knowledge
Dogen said, “It is the nature of the minds of living beings to seek the knowledge of their selves. Rare, however, are those who see the true self. Only awakened ones know it.” Because we don’t know the true self, … Continue reading
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Tagged amrita, awakened one, birth and death, cultivation, Dogen, immortality, mind, self, transmigration, unconditioned peace, unsurpassed awakening
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Good Day Everyday
When we get up early and come here, we can see the morning star and the moon. These days they are pretty close to each other. I left my home a few minutes earlier, so I could take a … Continue reading
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Clear Crystal
In our busy daily lives we don’t care about the moon. But when we sit in zazen, we see the moon, the mind moon, and take care of it, cultivate it. Then, it starts to shine brighter and rounder, and … Continue reading
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Tagged Buddha mind, clear crystal, Dogen, full function, mind, moon, object, sense world, Shobogenzo
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Haste or Rest
The wind chill index is 10 degrees, so it is very difficult to distinguish black ice from water. If I had left for the center at my regular time, not taking into account the additional time needed to navigate an … Continue reading
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Tagged beauty, beyond birth and death, birth and death, goodness, happiness, haste, here and now, holiness, karma, nirvana, rest, samsara
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Morning Star
Because we got up early and came here to practice zazen, we can see the full moon in the west and the morning star in the east through our windows. Seeing the morning star, the Buddha … Continue reading
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Tagged Buddha, cultivation, fatalism, full moon, instinct, Mallika, morning star, one's self, original sin, other's self, Pasenadhi, practice, Shakyamuni
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Snow, Moon, Flower “雪月花” (Setsugekka)
As we had almost one foot snowfall, I got up early and shoveled the snow from the driveway. I noticed my shovel slanting, moving toward the side already cleared. “Ah, this is it!” So I experimented, first pushing my shovel harder, without … Continue reading
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Tagged ambrosia, amrita, awakening, birth, bodhi, Buddha mind, clear crystal, cultivation, death, fatalism, full moon, immortality, instinct, karma, mind-moon, moon, nirvana, unconditioned peace, verification, zazen
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Raindrop
Gao-tzu, Chinese thinker, said at the fork road, shedding tears, “This is what’s said: a step makes a thousand miles difference.” A proverbial saying is: raindrops pierce through a stone. Drips make a hole through a stone. Raindrops make … Continue reading
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Warmth
We have warm atmosphere this morning. Thus, we have rain opening life activities, which give warmth and water. The warm heart (society) gives raining compassion, opening life wisdom, warming and watering. This is virtuous circle. The … Continue reading
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Tagged beauty, cold heart, compassionate mind, goodness, holiness, life wisdom, peace, truth, warm heart, warm society
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Welcome to My Blog!
This is a new trial version including the following: 1. The latest one from Missouri Zen Center newsletter available at: http://missourizencenter.org 2. The following pieces are from Civil Religion, StlToday available at: http://interact.stltoday.com/blogzone/civil-religion/ If you liked them, please visit the … Continue reading
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How We Can Solve Global Problems
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Tagged awakened way, civilization, climate change, culture, cyclical system, Dependent Origination, eco, ego, extinction, five As, five blisses, five calamities, five Ls, five Rs, five Ss, genocide, global ethic, global problems, holiness, ignorance, karma, meditation, pollution, pyramidal system, terrorism, voluntary simplicity
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