Monthly Archives: March 2024

Equinox Is Equanimity, Nirvana   Equinox (equal in day and night, chill and heat) is celebrated as equanimity, nirvana, called higan, yonder shore, in Japan, with offerings of rice cakes to deceased ancestors, and with practice of the Six Paramitas, … Continue reading →

. Zen Is Zero State   Meditation (of Ātman: Self) has been identified in the old Upanishads as the Fourth (Catrīya/trīya) State beyond the states of awake, dreaming, and dreamless. Zen meditation, however, is Zero State, beyond these four states … Continue reading →

  Flowers Blooming, the World Arisen!   Jimyo offered beautiful fresh flowers to the Buddhas and Bodhisattvas at our center; suddenly spring has arisen! We sat sittings, the Buddha world opened! Daffodils blooming, spring arrived.   Dependent Co-origination is the … Continue reading →