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Tag Archives: ego
Sitting Solid, Still, Serene Is Realizing Ecology and Ethic
Good morning! We could see the beautiful thin moon in the east. When we are shut in our houses or stay asleep, we cannot appreciate the beautiful moon, beautiful birds’ singing. When we have ego and eco-nomy (lit. house account), … Continue reading
Ego, Economy, Ecology
Good morning! After the rainy days we have now moistened soft greens all over. When we see plants, we are amazed at their rapid growth in harmony with the sun, air, and water. When we sit in zazen (chan: jhâna: … Continue reading
Posted in Awakened Way (Buddhism)
Tagged and mental actions/action results: habits), Buddha, civilization (urbanization), culture: cultivation, ecology, ego, ethic, modern major players (nations/corporations/media/education/religions), money, Occupy movement, Parliament of the World’s Religions, present physical, The Declaration toward a Global Ethic, triple malady (meism/materialism/militarism), Unconditioned peace (nir-vâna:nib-bâna: ni-vâta, verbal, windless: unconditioned – by karmas: past, zazen (chan: jhâna: dhyâna: stilling/seeing/settling in truth/peace/beauty/holiness))
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Saving Suffering
Good morning! We have a morning with bright sunlight in serene silence. However, the world is immersed in disasters, difficulties, and even deaths at this very moment. The recent tornados, more than 200 over an area of some 150 miles, … Continue reading
Posted in Buddhism, Civilization, Culture, Ecology, Global ethic, Global problems, Philosophy, Religion, System, Uncategorized, Voluntary simplicity, Zen
Tagged appropriation, arrogance of health, arrogance of life, arrogance of youth, awakened way, concentration, craving, death, decay, delusion, Dependent Origination, devastation, disease, dissatisfaction, dukkha, ego, five coverings, five Ss (systemic, formations, four fluxes, harmony, here now, holiness, impermanence, karma, mass extinction, meditation, morality, nescience, nirvana, noumena, nuclear disaster, origination of consciousness, origination of samsara, origination of suffering, peace, phantom, phenomena, prognosis, reality, run after, run away, Ryokan, safe, sankhara, saving, Sawaki Roshi, second arrow, self-sense, sense objects, sense organs, short-circuit, short-sight, simple, sitting, stop karma, sustainable, three poisons, three steps, threefold suffering, tornado, tread-wheel, triple learning, truth, tsunami, wholly wholesome, wisdom, witness
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Holy Harmony
Good morning! We had good sittings and a service in holy harmony, powerful unity, and unison. This is only possible with samâdhi (concentration) power in a wholly wholesome state, in total dedication of the body, mind, and world. In our … Continue reading
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Tagged action, all beings, awakened one, awakened way, blind men, Buddha, conformism, convention, Dharma Dhatu, Dharma Realm, Dharma Root, Dogen, eco, economy, ego, entire world, Ethical Society, holy, holy harmony, individualism, karma born, karma heirs, karma machine, karma owner, karma relative, king Mirror, life style, practice, religion, science, self-survival, separated self, social system, socially engaged Buddhism, system balance, technology, turbidity, turbulence, unconditioned peace, unity, unsurpassed awakening, view, wholly wholesome
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How We Can Solve Global Problems
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Tagged awakened way, civilization, climate change, culture, cyclical system, Dependent Origination, eco, ego, extinction, five As, five blisses, five calamities, five Ls, five Rs, five Ss, genocide, global ethic, global problems, holiness, ignorance, karma, meditation, pollution, pyramidal system, terrorism, voluntary simplicity
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Conquer None, but Oneself!
After humankind’s trial and error in conquering things, we have come to a dead end. Our attempt to conquer nature now knows no gain, but only error and extinction. Our attempt to conquer men now meets no merit, … Continue reading
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Tagged conquer, defilement, delusion, dream, ego, enmity, extinction, holiness, Ryokan, separation, suffering, truth, Upanishad
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Mist Mystery
Good evening! We now have a quiet evening with rather bright dusk light, with the subtle sounds of bird’s singing beyond the windows. Just before I came here I saw lightening and even mist. I wondered if it … Continue reading →