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Complete Competence, Composure, and Comprehension

Good morning!   Just before I left my home I watched a program about an ability Olympics. There, the competition focuses not only on skills, but also complete composure and comprehension.   The Buddha’s story about ability: the test for … Continue reading

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Perfection = prognosis x power x practice

Good morning!   We are at the time of Rohatsu sesshin (臘八摂心/接心), embracing and touching the mind, approaching the eighth day of the last month, when the Buddha was awakened. We practice the way cycle of aspiration, practice, peace, and … Continue reading

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Practicing Perfections

Good morning!   The full moon is reflected on the floor. The full moon represents the Buddha mind. All over the world zen practitioners are in the Rohatsu sesshin, where the Buddha was awakened. The Buddha mind, like the full … Continue reading

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Coming Home, Comfortably Sitting

Good evening!   Zazen is “coming home, comfortably sitting” (帰家穏座: kike-onza), settling in the true self, seeing the original nature in ultimate truth and unconditioned peace.   As we practice, we penetrate through our minds, bodies, and the world further, … Continue reading

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Life Revolution

Good morning!   The moon is now almost half full, quickly changing from the full moon we saw at the last sesshin, but brightly shining forth with other stars. The sun is now high and brilliantly shining over the autumnal … Continue reading

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Enter into Penetrating Purity, Peace, and Prognosis

Good evening!   We will have very a very cool night after very hot dry days. So, enjoy the cool, clear, and calm evening, especially with your sitting.   The Buddha found the best, unconditioned peace, called nirvana, stopping all … Continue reading

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Triple Pillars

Good morning!   We have now a short respite from the long spell of dry hot weather. It became cool at night and early in the morning. Especially when we sit in zazen, we can enjoy rest and renewal of … Continue reading

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Civilization Calamities Are Karma Kinetics

Good morning!   When we sit solid and serene, unconditioned and upright, stop karmas (actions and acquired habits) and see the dharma dhâtu (truth domain), we return to and remain in great, grounded, old, original, wholly wholesome purity, peace, and … Continue reading

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