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Tag Archives: gain and loss
Unconditioned Peace (nirvana) = Ultimate Pleasure (gokuraku)
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
Posted in Culture, Religion, Uncategorized, Zen
Tagged ambrosia, amrita, beyond birth and death, cultivation, dew-like life, fruition, gain and loss, gokuraku, immortality, nirvana, pain and pleasure, planting, sukhavati, unconditioned peace, unsurpassed awakeningultimate comfort/pleasure
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Samsara Suffering and Samadhi Satisfaction
Good morning! Through the open windows we can hear the sound of busily racing cars, birds’ singing, and the water falling. Our life is like the constant flow of cars and currents, constantly flowing with ups and downs, … Continue reading
Posted in Buddhism, Civilization, Culture, Ecology, Global ethic, Global problems, Philosophy, Religion, System, Zen
Tagged awakened life, birth and death, cultivation, dissatisfaction, gain and loss, life, limitless life, limitless light, limitless lover, nirvana, practice, provisional phenomena, samadhi, samsara, satisfaction, suffering, ultimate peace, ultimate refuge, unconditioned peace, unmoved, unsurpassed awakening, up and down, verification, vicissitude, witness
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Greener grass
Good morning! After the tornados we are now having a very quiet Sunday morning. And after our sittings, we have a very peaceful, quiet world. With a lot of rain, now we have dogwoods, spirea, lilacs, azaleas, irises, lilies of … Continue reading →