Monthly Archives: August 2011

Becoming Buddhas

Posted on August 25, 2011 by Rosan Daido

Good evening!   We had a 100 degree high temperature today in autumn. We received articles, posted on our e-list, on how this country is run and how our global catastrophe is imminent.   One of these catastrophes is the … Continue reading →

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Not yours (Na tumhakam)

Posted on August 24, 2011 by Rosan Daido

Good morning!   In our sitting in the early morning, we have beautiful sounds of insects, birds, waterfall, abundant plants, and cool air, even though we are going to have a high temperature of 101, with a heat index of … Continue reading →

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Wholly Wholesome Wakefulness

Posted on August 24, 2011 by Rosan Daido

Good evening!   When we sit in zazen perfectly, we become pure and peaceful, wholly wholesome, without killing, stealing, lying, etc. – just in harmony with all.   This morning I went into my back yard and found the peaches … Continue reading →

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Awake or Asleep

Posted on August 23, 2011 by Rosan Daido

Good morning!   When we sit with open windows, we can enjoy insects’ singing, birds’ chirping, the waterfall flowing, and cool air blowing in.   If we close our windows, we will miss these things. If we remain asleep, we … Continue reading →

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Mind Makes Mundus

Posted on August 23, 2011 by Rosan Daido

Good morning!   Our sitting time is now dark, with cool air and insects’ singing. Soon we will have cold air and no insects’ singing.   Some people live in the dark dungeons of devils, with cold air, without truth, … Continue reading →

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Dream-walking Delusion-working

Posted on August 21, 2011 by Rosan Daido

Good morning!   We’ve had quiet sittings hearing the waterfall sounds, and incessant intensive insects’ singing. We now see brilliant sunlight alighting on green leaves. This morning I saw yellowing and browning leaves already, and fall frost hovering over the … Continue reading →

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Attaining Amrita (Ambrosia/immortality)

Posted on August 20, 2011 by Rosan Daido

Good morning!   The hot summer has turned into cool autumn. We are expecting rain at any moment, so the singing birds and silent plants are enjoying moistened air and expecting the compassionate rain.   The season of spring, when … Continue reading →

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Source of Suffering: Sticking to Separate Self

Posted on August 20, 2011 by Rosan Daido

Good evening!   We still have lingering heat, but not like the heat of mid-summer. Clearly the daytime is decreasing rapidly. We can observe the impermanence of the seasons, but scarcely of our own.   Only when we face the … Continue reading →

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Stormy Situation Solution

Posted on August 19, 2011 by Rosan Daido

Good morning!   This morning we have stormy weather with darker, rainy, and windy situations. We must drive carefully in such situations. Our world is now in similar situations.   They had the system SPEEDI, which predicts the nuclear plume. But, … Continue reading →

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Mind = Mundus

Posted on August 19, 2011 by Rosan Daido

Good evening!   Now we have a cooler and calmer atmosphere. So, we can enjoy our sitting zazen in peace and truth.   When we sit in zazen, our karma stills, projection retracts, turmoil subsides, and turbidity clears. So, our … Continue reading →

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