Monthly Archives: June 2019

Ultimate Universal Solution

Posted on June 26, 2019 by Rosan Daido

  Good morning!   Again we have rain, now with thunder. Dogen made a poem:   Being heard as it is, and For the one without the mind, The water-gem from the eave, Is the true self indeed.   Raindrops, … Continue reading →

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Unity in Universal Truth/Ethic：普遍的真理・倫理に合一

Posted on June 16, 2019 by Rosan Daido

  Good morning!   Again we have rain. Moisture in the air condenses and makes clouds, creating lightning, thunder, and rain. If we know that thunder is not god’s roaring (kami-nari), but electricity created in clouds, we are not terrified … Continue reading →

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Blissful in Beatitude

Posted on June 12, 2019 by Rosan Daido

  Good morning!   The sound of rain falling on leaves is soothing to settle in peace, as we usually don’t work outdoors. Yutaka Tatsuno, essayist, said, “I like rain so much and suspect my ancestors were frogs.” We all … Continue reading →

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Zazen, Core Cultivation: 核修行の坐禅

Posted on June 2, 2019 by Rosan Daido

  Good morning!   Last week we talked about Zazen stilling karma, reaching the universal truth and ethic. The Buddha called it “mahā assāsa,” (great ease, lit. great respiration). Dogen called it “anraku-no hōmon” (Dharma-gate of pure peace and bliss, … Continue reading →

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