Monthly Archives: January 2013

Sankhata and Asankhata

Good evening!   We had very cold weather, going down to 15 degrees. InJapanthey have deep snow now.  Mountain climbers are troubled and lost in snow storms.   We are all mountain climbers, troubled and lost in the mountains of … Continue reading

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Neither Dreamed Nor Drunken

Good morning!   Now we see the half moon and we have 15 degree cold weather here and snowstorms inJapanalso. InJapan, the dream we dream on the first night of the year, called the first dream, is significant. The Japanese … Continue reading

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Supramundane Merits and Mundane Miseries

Good evening!   This time of the year is a time of reflection and resolution. What are your reflections and resolutions?   A Chinese emperor, seeing many ships plying up and down a great river, asked a Buddhist monk, “How … Continue reading

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