Monthly Archives: February 2011

Mind-Mundus

Good evening! When I left my home to come here tonight, I couldn’t see the full moon. But when I got on the Highway 40 East, I saw the big, bright, golden moon just coming up from the horizon. While … Continue reading

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Moon Mundus

Good morning! We now have the beautiful bright full moon high in the sky, lone and round, unblemished and unbound by clouds and storms. If we take the moon as matter, we just forego and forget it. If we take … Continue reading

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Kougetsu (耕月:Cultivating the Moon)

We can now see the full moon high in the sky, clear and cool. Usually our mind moons are clouded with many sorts of senses and sufferings. When, however, we sit solid and serene, we become pure and perfect beyond … Continue reading

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Mind Moon (心月)

Good morning! Sometimes we miss the full moon. But we always see the morning star in the morning. The morning star tells us it is the dawning of daytime. It becomes the evening star, telling us of the nightfall of … Continue reading

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Mundus Mind

Good evening! We can now see the full moon, shining, solid, serene, stable, and straightforward. If we cultivate our minds, our world will become wholly systemic, sustainable, saving, safe, and simple. Our mind moons sometimes are beclouded by all kinds … Continue reading

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Mind Mundus

Good morning! We have an almost full moon now. Sometimes we cannot see the moon, and usually we see waning or waxing moons. But beyond a waning or waxing moon, there is one that is always full, clear, calm, complete, … Continue reading

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Snow, Moon, Flowers (雪月花)

Good morning! When the sun shines, the earth moves, and we remove snow and ice, we can enjoy the warmer world without snow and ice faster. When the moon moves, clouds clear, and we come here to sit, we can … Continue reading

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Sun & Star

Good morning! The north wind brought us a snowstorm and freezing rain, but the spring sun melted the hard deadly ice and the morning star shines on the windless world. Unsurpassed awakening and unconditioned peace (nirvana, windless state) have been … Continue reading

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System Sense

Good morning! It is always a good morning after sitting, especially with the spring sunlight and warmth, temperatures coming up to the 40s and 50s after a sweeping snowstorm covered tens of states. As the snowstorm was passing through the … Continue reading

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System Shift

Good evening! We had a warm day, 43 degrees, after many days in the 10s and 20s. Snow and ice have melted, and they are melting faster with digging and disintegration. Everything is related and relative. Ecology, economy, society, and … Continue reading

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