Monthly Archives: February 2019

  Good morning!   Today we have sesshin, embracing (摂心) and touching (接心) the heart/mind. Our hearts/minds are usually turned outward for survival, conditioned by karma that contains the Triple Poisons of desire, divisiveness, and the delusion of self-centeredness. The … Continue reading →

  Good morning!   Even if the temperature is 17 degrees, the sunlight shows spring coming soon. Our most important question is “What is Buddha?” Buddha is the Awakened One of the Dharma in nirvana. Buddha Gotama, when addressed by … Continue reading →

  Good morning!   This morning we had dense fog preventing clear and far sight for driving due to the sudden drastic change in temperature from 4 to 40 degrees, going up to the 50s today and to 60 tomorrow. … Continue reading →