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Wholly Wholesome Way

Posted on July 2, 2011 by Rosan Daido

Good evening! Sitting in zen is stilling all karmas (physical/psychological: volitional/emotional/conceptual actions and action results). It is to stop ego-centeredness and become holy (wholly wholesome). It is the holy (hagia, ariya, ârya, omni: wholly) way to know and act. The … Continue reading →

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San-do (Three Steps)

Posted on April 8, 2011 by Rosan Daido

Good evening! A moment of a spring evening is worth a thousand pieces of gold, it is said. Now we are surrounded by bountiful, beautiful flowers. Why do humans have suffering? The Buddha told us about the three steps (san-do, … Continue reading →

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Resort to Refuge

Posted on March 25, 2011 by Rosan Daido

Good morning! Even after the spring equinox, we now have snow. It’s beautiful viewing it from indoors, but very dangerous driving outdoors, visiting anywhere. On the way here, I heard news of multiple traffic accidents. Before that I watched a … Continue reading →

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Crystal Clear

Posted on March 21, 2011 by Rosan Daido

Good evening! We just heard the beautiful bell sound appearing and disappearing, and we know that all growth decays, and birth ends in death. All phenomena and formations are impermanent. We heard that Ed has been hospitalized due to a … Continue reading →

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Sitting Still

Posted on March 17, 2011 by Rosan Daido

Good evening! We have now the beautiful bright moon in the sky. When we see this planet from the moon, it looks like the moon hanging in the air. Our life is hanging in the air like the sword of … Continue reading →

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Wholesome Whole

Posted on March 17, 2011 by Rosan Daido

Good morning! When we sit in zazen, our mind eyes go to the unprecedented disaster in Japan. When people become quiet, their eyes go to the scenes of their struggles and sufferings. The earthquake, tsunami, and nuclear disaster caused 220,000 … Continue reading →

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Disaster Disillusion

Posted on March 12, 2011 by Rosan Daido

Good morning! With the beautiful sunlight shining through, we sit together in a peaceful, pleasant state with the great glorious amaryllis and graceful mum. Why are flowers so beautiful? They live in limitless life, light, liberation, and love of the … Continue reading →

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Karma Kinetics, 2

Posted on March 9, 2011 by Rosan Daido

Good evening! We say “a day with rain is a day of bad weather” (ame-no furu-hi-wa tenki-ga warui). An essayist, Tatsuno Yutaka, said, “I like rain so much. Perhaps my ancestors were frogs.” Not only frogs, but forests and flowers … Continue reading →

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Holy Harmony

Posted on March 7, 2011 by Rosan Daido

Good morning! We had good sittings and a service in holy harmony, powerful unity, and unison. This is only possible with samâdhi (concentration) power in a wholly wholesome state, in total dedication of the body, mind, and world. In our … Continue reading →

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