Tag Archives: civilization

Shift System

Good evening! The spring rays and rains have brought us green trees, a warm atmosphere, and beautiful flowers in truth, peace, and beauty. In the unnatural human world, we have lost truth, peace, and beauty. Thus, we now have disasters, … Continue reading

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Fireflies’ Fireworks

Good morning! We can see the morning star shining forth brightly in the east. The Buddha is said to be enlightened or awakened, seeing the bright morning star shining for billions of years. We compare the Buddha mind to the … Continue reading

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Hana-gumori (花曇)

  Good morning! We are now in hana-gumori (??), flowers (cherry blossoms) with clouds or mist. Above we have the clouds, but here we enjoy flowers blooming and birds singing. On the other side of the globe, however, the triple … Continue reading

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Time Tide

Good evening! The untimely spring snow has disappeared, and greener grass and fuller flowers have appeared. Even cherry blossoms bloomed according to time and tide. Anything not in a systemic, sustainable, saving, safe, and simple state will disappear. Dictatorships, dynasties, … Continue reading

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Awakened Action

Good evening!   As we sit in zazen, we know that the spring rain is drizzling and giving life to all plants, and that plants are giving life to all beings.   And we know that blood streams are flowing … Continue reading

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Beauty Baunty

Good morning! Just before I left home, I watched the beginning part of the TV program “Today’s Close-up,” featuring natural farming. The produce, grown without chemicals or fertilizer, is now exported to other countries and sells well even at three … Continue reading

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How We Can Solve Global Problems

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Let Us Make a “Global Friends Society” to Solve Global Suffering!

The last century was called “the century of nationalism and wars” amongst nations, with “crimes against humanity” committed against humans, leading to the “first mass murder of human beings.” This century seems set to become “the century of nationalism and … Continue reading

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