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Awakening with All Always

Posted on July 16, 2011 by Rosan Daido

Good evening! When we sit solid and still, we stop all human karmas, reach nirvana, and awaken to the truth of dependent origination and dependent cessation. All buddhas have awakened in this truth and practiced it with all beings always. … Continue reading →

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Abnormal Artifices

Posted on July 14, 2011 by Rosan Daido

Good evening! After the shower we now have cool air and we can sit in comfort, in peace and truth. All living beings inherit all of the past; and all living beings except for humans live in holy relations with … Continue reading →

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Impermanence Is Interdepencence

Posted on July 13, 2011 by Rosan Daido

Good morning! Even though we have hot weather in the day time, we can have fresh, cool air in the early morning. Even though it is said that “flowers fall in lamentation and weeds flourish in detestation,” this comes from … Continue reading →

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Beyond birth-death

Posted on July 12, 2011 by Rosan Daido

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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Way to Wholly Wholesome World

Posted on July 10, 2011 by Rosan Daido

Good morning!   After a few solid, still sittings – stopping karmas – we have pure, peaceful perception and prognosis beyond personal perversions, delusions, desires.   This is described in many ways: nirvana (windless, unconditioned peace, a-sankhata, un-made), sukha-vatî (joy-ful, … Continue reading →

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Still Serene Satisfaction

Posted on June 5, 2011 by Rosan Daido

Good morning!   After a while of sitting, we witness the clear, calm state of the mind and the world; and then we are able to see the merit of sitting and stopping karma. Otherwise, we just go on according … Continue reading →

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Threatening Thunder

Posted on May 28, 2011 by Rosan Daido

Good morning!   We can hear raindrops dripping on tree leaves in the quiet, calm sitting with open windows. When we came here we had strong wind and sever rain, still with tornado watch and dark clouds hanging over us. … Continue reading →

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Nature, Nurture, Nuke

Posted on May 28, 2011 by Rosan Daido

Good afternoon! We are nature. We have been nurtured. We have been nuked. Are we nuking all with radiation constantly and continuously for millions of years? As we are witnessing nuke disasters and G8 separated for the future nuke policies, … Continue reading →

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Samadhi Stages

Posted on May 19, 2011 by Rosan Daido

Good morning! When we sit in zazen, we can enjoy penetrating peace, purity, and freedom right here and now. If, however, there is a radioactive leak, then the whole world becomes contaminated, confused, and condemned. When there are the four … Continue reading →

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Delight in Dharma

Posted on May 14, 2011 by Rosan Daido

Good morning!   After a long spell of rain and storms, tornados, we have a very fine, peaceful Sunday morning. We are now having a very bright and beautiful world, especially after our silent, serene sittings.   Last night I … Continue reading →

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