Monthly Archives: July 2011

Mind Moon

Good morning!   We now have fresh, cool air with the sounds of singing birds and flowing water. Last night we had the full, round, bright moon illuminating the world fully, peacefully, and brightly.   The full moon represents the … Continue reading

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Awakening with All Always

Good evening! When we sit solid and still, we stop all human karmas, reach nirvana, and awaken to the truth of dependent origination and dependent cessation. All buddhas have awakened in this truth and practiced it with all beings always. … Continue reading

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Holy Truth, Holy Path

Good morning! When we get up early, we can feel the fresh, cool morning air. When we step out from our houses, we can see beautiful nature. When we sit down calm and clear, we can discover how our perceptions, … Continue reading

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Abnormal Artifices

Good evening! After the shower we now have cool air and we can sit in comfort, in peace and truth. All living beings inherit all of the past; and all living beings except for humans live in holy relations with … Continue reading

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Ocean Seal Samadhi

Good evening!   After the recent heat wave we had a rain shower just before we came here. The air cooled down and the leaves became wet. When we sit in solid, still sitting – like trees – we can … Continue reading

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Impermanence Is Interdepencence

Good morning! Even though we have hot weather in the day time, we can have fresh, cool air in the early morning. Even though it is said that “flowers fall in lamentation and weeds flourish in detestation,” this comes from … Continue reading

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Beyond birth-death

Good morning! Usually when we sit early in the morning we have cool, fresh air, but it’s going up to 101 degrees, with a heat index going up to 115. The world seems to be ablaze – flowers are falling. … Continue reading

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Way to Wholly Wholesome World

Good morning!   After a few solid, still sittings – stopping karmas – we have pure, peaceful perception and prognosis beyond personal perversions, delusions, desires.   This is described in many ways: nirvana (windless, unconditioned peace, a-sankhata, un-made), sukha-vatî (joy-ful, … Continue reading

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Unconditioned Peace (nirvana) = Ultimate Pleasure (gokuraku)

Good morning! When we get up early and get into a garden or a field, we can enjoy a lot of flowers, grass, and trees glittering in the morning sun. As we cultivate the land and plant seeds and seedlings, … Continue reading

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Limited Life and Limitless Life

Good morning!   Our life is in the holy (wholly wholesome) truth, not the other way around. So our joyful journey is with holy truth, goodness, and beauty, in limitless life, learning, light, liberation, and love.   7/8/11

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