Monthly Archives: October 2011

Seeing and Saving Sentients

Good morning!   We have now crisp, cool air and a clear, calm sky with beautiful stars. This morning news from Japan reported that had radiation contaminated tea leaves are in the market from other prefectures than Shizuoka whose tea … Continue reading

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Speckless Space for Sentients Salvation

Good morning!   We have another day of akibare (autumn clear sky), with beautiful stars this morning and the bright crescent moon last evening. The crisp clear air envelopes all and speckless space penetrates all throughout the universe. When we … Continue reading

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Pure Place in Peace and Prognosis

Good morning!   Autumn morning is worth a thousands pieces of gold. Even though we have neither wind, nor flowers, nor full moon, nor singing birds (ka-cho-fu-getsu: 花鳥風月: flowers, birds, wind, and the moon:), we nonetheless have fresh air, beautiful stars, … Continue reading

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Settling in Speckless Space – Samadhi

Good evening!   We had aki-bare (秋晴れ: clear, cloudless autumn sky: aki-bare) at noon. Then the wind started. We now have clouds in the evening – lower clouds, dark, and higher clouds, white. Dark clouds bring rain, lightning, thunderclaps, typhoons, … Continue reading

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Perpetual Peace and Pure Prognosis

Good morning!   This is the season of harvesting. This morning a news piece from Japan reported the return of a stork to Fukui (Well of Luck) Prefecture, where Eiheiji (Perpetual Peace Temple) is located. Storks, symbols of life and … Continue reading

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Fall Fruit from Spring Sowing and Summer Sun

Good evening!   We have nice equinox weather neither hot nor cold. We have clear, cool air and high, holy speckless sky because of the dry, hot summer weather, with a lot of harvest thanks to spring sowing.   This … Continue reading

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