Monthly Archives: May 2019

Ultimate Truth and Ethic: 普遍的真理と倫理

Posted on May 26, 2019 by Rosan Daido

  Good morning!   It is nice to open all the windows and sit in the fresh green spring air in peace. We have our regular sesshin today. Sesshin is embracing and touching the heart. Last week we talked about … Continue reading →

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One Realm One Roundness: 一境一円

Posted on May 22, 2019 by Rosan Daido

  Good morning!   We’re having a nice spring season with abundant greenery and pleasant spring air, especially after our sittings.  Zen-jo, jhāna-samādhi, is the ultimate state of Zen and most of the 37 Ways. The Four Stages of Zen … Continue reading →

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Vesak Day Celebration, June 2

Posted on May 15, 2019 by Rosan Daido

 

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Sitting & Samu: 坐禅と作務

Posted on May 12, 2019 by Rosan Daido

  Good morning!   Last week we talked about the Two Ways of Seeing and Cultivation. The Two Ways of Cultivation in the Zen Tradition are Sitting and Samu (Work, lit. Doing Duties). In Theravada Buddhism, renouncers and lay people … Continue reading →

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Two Ways

Posted on May 8, 2019 by Rosan Daido

  Good morning!   Dogen said, “There is a supreme, unconditioned, exquisite art for all Buddhas and Tathagatas in the person to person single transmission of the exquisite Dharma to witness unsurpassed awakening (bodhi). The reason one Buddha can bestow … Continue reading →

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