Tag Archives: amrita

Sunlight after Suffering

Posted on April 28, 2011 by Rosan Daido

Good evening! After the long spell of rain, now we have a sunny evening. If rainy days last too long the water of life can become the water of death, damaging and destroying flora and fauna. Today is the 25th … Continue reading →

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Greener grass

Posted on April 28, 2011 by Rosan Daido

Good morning! After the tornados we are now having a very quiet Sunday morning. And after our sittings, we have a very peaceful, quiet world. With a lot of rain, now we have dogwoods, spirea, lilacs, azaleas, irises, lilies of … Continue reading →

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Amrita (Ambrosia of Immortality)

Posted on April 24, 2011 by Rosan Daido

Good evening!   We are having a lot of rain – trees, plants, and atmosphere are impregnated with water and wind, becoming greener and vivid together with heaven and earth.   When we sit, we also become like trees, stopping … 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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Cry or Conquer

Posted on February 26, 2011 by Rosan Daido

Good evening! Snow covered the ground, but it’s almost gone now, with the spring sun warming, supporting sprouts shooting up and out. In the human world, suffering snow spreads over the globe, and the globe is warming with human minds, … Continue reading →

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Karma World

Posted on February 1, 2011 by Rosan Daido

We have a nice beautiful Sunday, especially after sitting. We feel calm and clear, very peaceful, because we are, in a sense, in nirvana, a windless state, with no wind of karma blowing. That is what nirvana means: no wind … Continue reading →

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Self-knowledge

Posted on January 29, 2011 by Rosan Daido

Dogen said, “It is the nature of the minds of living beings to seek the knowledge of their selves. Rare, however, are those who see the true self. Only awakened ones know it.” Because we don’t know the true self, … Continue reading →

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Snow, Moon, Flower “雪月花” (Setsugekka)

Posted on January 21, 2011 by Rosan Daido

As we had almost one foot snowfall, I got up early and shoveled the snow from the driveway. I noticed my shovel slanting, moving toward the side already cleared. “Ah, this is it!” So I experimented, first pushing my shovel harder, without … Continue reading →

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