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Awakening and Awakened Action

Good morning! After some showers we have a little milder weather. Especially after sittings we can enjoy a serene, still, steadfast, and satisfied state. Why do we sit? We all have problems and sufferings (duk-kha: lit. wrong-going, dissatisfaction). We cannot … Continue reading

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Beyond birth-death

Good morning! Usually when we sit early in the morning we have cool, fresh air, but it’s going up to 101 degrees, with a heat index going up to 115. The world seems to be ablaze – flowers are falling. … Continue reading

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Witness Work

Good evening! We have a nice evening together here, in quiet sitting. But when we look into our lives, we find all kinds of problems and sufferings. We call these the four sufferings and the eight sufferings. The four sufferings … Continue reading

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Cultivation=Verification

Good morning! After our sittings, we have a very peaceful world inside and out. We are very fortunate that we are walking in the Awakened Way and have the concrete practice to attain it. Zazen is the essential way and … Continue reading

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Cry or Conquer

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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Moon Mundus

Good morning! We now have the beautiful bright full moon high in the sky, lone and round, unblemished and unbound by clouds and storms. If we take the moon as matter, we just forego and forget it. If we take … Continue reading

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Snow, Moon, Flower “雪月花” (Setsugekka)

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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