Tag Archives: beyond birth and death

Unconditioned Peace (nirvana) = Ultimate Pleasure (gokuraku)

Posted on July 10, 2011 by Rosan Daido

Good morning! When we get up early and get into a garden or a field, we can enjoy a lot of flowers, grass, and trees glittering in the morning sun. As we cultivate the land and plant seeds and seedlings, … Continue reading →

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Tanabata (七夕, 7/7)

Posted on July 8, 2011 by Rosan Daido

Good evening! Today is tanabata in the East. Tana is altar andis banner. It seems that it originally started as a Buddhist festival to receive ancestors’ spirits. Then, it was combined with the story of a cowherd and a weaver … Continue reading →

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Haste or Rest

Posted on January 24, 2011 by Rosan Daido

The wind chill index is 10 degrees, so it is very difficult to distinguish black ice from water. If I had left for the center at my regular time, not taking into account the additional time needed to navigate an … Continue reading →

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