Tag Archives: amrita (ambrosia/immortality)

The Sun and The Song

Posted on January 7, 2012 by Rosan Daido

Good morning!   On the way here I listened to NPR. The announcer was talking about the sunflower oil in potato chips, often the second ingredient of it. He said sunflower oil might have come from Russia, which was grown … Continue reading →

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Holy Happiness

Posted on December 27, 2011 by Rosan Daido

Good morning!   We have a very holy, silent Sunday morning with almost no traffic going around. People came home and may be sleeping sound after shopping spree and shooting spree.   We have come back home, ultimate home of … Continue reading →

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Sit and Savor Amrita (Ambrosia, Immortality)

Posted on December 21, 2011 by Rosan Daido

Good evening!   We have now a nice warm, wet atmosphere, which gives life to plants and animals. Trees survive thousands of years, even ten thousand years. Tree and true have the same root of dhrî (the root form of … Continue reading →

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Return to Restart

Posted on December 19, 2011 by Rosan Daido

Good morning!   The full moon has quickly changed into the half moon. Now we have a nice bright Sunday. In a few days we will have the winter solstice, when the night is the longest and our distance to … Continue reading →

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Sole Space without Separation

Posted on November 15, 2011 by Rosan Daido

Good morning!   We could still see the beautiful bright full moon. As the sun comes out, the moon disappears. Now we see the vast blue sky. Out of the blue come clouds in all forms, colors, and sizes – … Continue reading →

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From Me-ism, Materialism, Militarism to Harmony, Holiness, Happiness

Posted on October 31, 2011 by Rosan Daido

Good morning!   We had frost fall on the ground in some places this morning. When, however, we came here, we could see the beautiful brilliant sun and clear colorful fall foliage. We could wade through a golden sea of … Continue reading →

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Contacting, Communicating People, Plants, and Planets

Posted on October 27, 2011 by Rosan Daido

Good morning!   We have a beautiful Sunday morning with bright sunlight and a clear autumn atmosphere in peace and truth.   The Buddha said,   Better than the one who would live one hundred yearsnot seeing birth and death … Continue reading →

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Seeing and Saving Sentients

Posted on October 6, 2011 by Rosan Daido

Good morning!   We have now crisp, cool air and a clear, calm sky with beautiful stars. This morning news from Japan reported that had radiation contaminated tea leaves are in the market from other prefectures than Shizuoka whose tea … Continue reading →

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Speckless Space for Sentients Salvation

Posted on October 4, 2011 by Rosan Daido

Good morning!   We have another day of akibare (autumn clear sky), with beautiful stars this morning and the bright crescent moon last evening. The crisp clear air envelopes all and speckless space penetrates all throughout the universe. When we … Continue reading →

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Limitless Learning Is Limitless Light, Liberation, Love, and Life

Posted on September 30, 2011 by Rosan Daido

Good morning!   Today we have the new moon. In the darkness we already have many cars driving on the highway. If we are in a rush, we must race, cut in, or compete, maybe causing accidents, and then a … Continue reading →

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