Monthly Archives: March 2011

Dharma Dwelling

Good morning! In front of us we can see a great gorgeous amaryllis, blooming in beauty, peace, and truth. We can also see, with our minds’ eyes, the disaster in Japan taking place. The enormous danger of a nuclear disaster, … Continue reading

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Love Limitless Life

Good morning! The dark sky is hanging over us, with sleety rain turning into snow, as if foretelling the threatening future and telling of the severe situation in Japan now: Those who survived the record earthquake and tsunami are desperately … Continue reading

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Dharma Dhatu (Truth Root/Realm)

Good morning! After sittings and the service, we have a very quiet Sunday with spring sunlight brightening the world and this big beautiful amaryllis, peaceful and truthful. But on the other side of the globe there is a lot of … Continue reading

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Disaster Disillusion

Good morning! With the beautiful sunlight shining through, we sit together in a peaceful, pleasant state with the great glorious amaryllis and graceful mum. Why are flowers so beautiful? They live in limitless life, light, liberation, and love of the … Continue reading

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Delusion Disaster

Good evening! We had a big disaster in Japan, with an earthquake and tsunami destroying communities, damaging social infrastructures, devastating the natural life system. Nuclear plants are now in big trouble, evacuating people within a ten kilometers radius. The scientist … Continue reading

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Death Disaster

Good morning! The morning star is shining in the pale blue, gradually dawning, sky. And now we can sit still and serene. But in Japan at about 3 p.m. they had an 8.9 earthquake, only 80 miles off shore from … Continue reading

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Witness Work

Good evening! We have a nice evening together here, in quiet sitting. But when we look into our lives, we find all kinds of problems and sufferings. We call these the four sufferings and the eight sufferings. The four sufferings … Continue reading

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Tatha-gata: Truth-being

Good morning!   Last evening Christian said we’d have snow, cautioning cold and chill on blossoming plants, but this morning we had only a slight sprinkling in the very quiet world.   During dawning we are now in peace, truth, … Continue reading

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Awakened Action

Good evening!   As we sit in zazen, we know that the spring rain is drizzling and giving life to all plants, and that plants are giving life to all beings.   And we know that blood streams are flowing … Continue reading

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Beauty Baunty

Good morning! Just before I left home, I watched the beginning part of the TV program “Today’s Close-up,” featuring natural farming. The produce, grown without chemicals or fertilizer, is now exported to other countries and sells well even at three … Continue reading

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