Good morning!
We can enjoy the splendid spring Sunday morning with beautiful flowers around us –
redbuds, dogwoods, lilacs, cherries, plums, magnolias, and so forth, especially after
sittings and service. We are, however, surrounded by many problems – all kinds of
calamities and crimes, global warming, nuclear holocausts, hot wars, horrific
terrorism, mass extinction, etc.
The Buddha, sawing the fire and telling the newly converted fire worshipers, said,
“The world is on fire. The eyes are on fire. The ears are on fire. The noses are on fire.
The ears…, the bodies…, the minds are on fire. The triple poisons are fire. The
physical, verbal, and mental karma winds are feeding fuels and blowing fire, flaring
up.
Nirvana is stilling the karma fuels and winds to peace and truth. Only in this
unconditioned peace can one witness the unsurpassed awakening of truth. The
Fukanzazengi, Universal Recommendation for the Right Zazen, tells the root of the
way to be perfect penetration, purity, priya-dhāman (freedom, lit. beloved domain),
and presentness.
Gandhi said, “There is no way to peace. Peace is the way.” Me-ism, materialism,
militarism, and money-ism can never be the way to peace, but to wars. Prajñā
(prognosis, awakening), purity, priya-dhāman, and peace are the only ways
to a harmonious, healthy, happy, and holy (wholly wholesome) way – though
present in person, only practice makes perfect.
4/12/15
