Monthly Archives: January 2012

Wholesome Whole Truth and Path

Posted on January 22, 2012 by Rosan Daido

  Good morning!   We had fog early this morning with darkness and on slippery roads. It was difficult to drive, but we drove, came here, and sat a few sittings. Now it is bright, fogless, and hopefully roads are … Continue reading →

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Right Here Now

Posted on January 20, 2012 by Rosan Daido

Good morning！   We have a very cold weather now at 17 degrees with wind chill index at 6. Where can we be beyond chill and heat?   Dogen said, “This dharma is abundantly endowed with everyone, but without cultivation … Continue reading →

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Karma Causes Enslavement

Posted on January 20, 2012 by Rosan Daido

Good evening!   At the very beginning of the Universal Recommendation for Right Zazen Dogen tells us that this sitting is to return to the original source in penetrating purity and freedom right here and now. We stop all karmas … Continue reading →

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Wholly Wholesome Well-Walked Way

Posted on January 20, 2012 by Rosan Daido

Good morning!   When we sit still and serene, we have peace and truth to see the triple systems and sufferings – individual, social, and ecological. There is no telling of what happens the next moment – heart attack, nuclear … Continue reading →

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Drumbeat to Wage War

Posted on January 19, 2012 by Rosan Daido

Good evening!   We have beautiful bright stars high in the sky. On the earth, however, we hear drums beaten to wage a war, maybe involving nuclear bombs, and maybe becoming the third world war. We are all responsible for … Continue reading →

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Practicing Path of Perpetual Peace

Posted on January 18, 2012 by Rosan Daido

Good morning!   We have the beautiful crescent moon, stars glittering in the sky, frost covering the earth. The shift of the moon and the course of the sun have been going for billions of years.   In the cosmic … Continue reading →

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Clouds of Consciousness, Confusion, and Conflicts

Posted on January 18, 2012 by Rosan Daido

Good evening!   We just saw the deep, dark blue sky and dark, dim-lit clouds threatening to snow and storm. Out of blue, tumultuous air colliding at a cold front, lightning, thunder, and sudden storming start.   Our mind is … Continue reading →

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The Safest Way

Posted on January 17, 2012 by Rosan Daido

Good morning!   We have just passed a period of extreme weather warnings. Earlier this morning we had severe thunder and big hailstones. Yesterday the temperature went up to 68 degrees; it is still 55 in the early morning, and … Continue reading →

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Neither Dreaming Nor Deluded

Posted on January 16, 2012 by Rosan Daido

Good morning!   We are going to have a very warm day going up to 63 degrees – rather unusual. We, of course, cannot dream of it being in the 80s, or be so deluded as thinking of the 100s. … Continue reading →

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System or Self?

Posted on January 15, 2012 by Rosan Daido

Good morning!   We had the half moon on New Year’s Day, and then the full moon, and this morning we saw the half moon again. Now we have bright sunlight brightening trees, snow, and the sky. After a few … Continue reading →

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