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Eco-engaged Ethic

Good morning!   We can observe dawning earlier with dimly morning light now, but still not bright enough in coming here. So, I walk slowly and calmly to get to this place lest the motion sensor catch my movement for … Continue reading

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Return to Restart

Good morning!   The full moon has quickly changed into the half moon. Now we have a nice bright Sunday. In a few days we will have the winter solstice, when the night is the longest and our distance to … Continue reading

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From Deluded Way to Awakened Way

Good morning!   We have now clouds threatening to snow, with temperatures going below the freezing point as forecast. But, after sitting we have a clear and calm world.   Yesterday I visited St. Charles for the first time. I … Continue reading

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From Civilization to Cultivation

Good morning!   Our sittings on Saturday see the brilliant sunlight. So, the candlelight usually brightening the dark room seems comparatively dim, and much less so the incense firelight. There is no exception in our related and relative world.   This … Continue reading

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People against Power and for Planet

Good morning!   We have had a cloudless autumn sky (akibare: 秋晴れ) for many days now. When we sit we can enjoy a cloudless world. This is because of the clear calm air. But, when it gets colder, we have … Continue reading

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Unrecognized Unusual Uprising and Upcoming

Good morning!   Here we have now a nice autumn morning with moistened air and a mild equinox climate with the sense of harvesting.   On the opposite side of the globe, however, a million people have been told to … Continue reading

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Mountains Moving

Good morning!   Here we can sit calm, clear, and cool – almost chilly now, but in Japan typhoon No. 12 wreaked havoc: there was record damage, with more than a hundred dead or missing, and a downpour of 2,400mm … Continue reading

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Wakeful and Wholly wholesome

Good evening!   We had 102-degree hot and dry weather today and are going to have similar weather tomorrow.   The Sino-Japanese character for autumn depicts grass on fire (秋). Autumn is like fire burning for plants.   Now our … Continue reading

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Becoming Buddhas

Good evening!   We had a 100 degree high temperature today in autumn. We received articles, posted on our e-list, on how this country is run and how our global catastrophe is imminent.   One of these catastrophes is the … Continue reading

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Dream-walking Delusion-working

Good morning!   We’ve had quiet sittings hearing the waterfall sounds, and incessant intensive insects’ singing. We now see brilliant sunlight alighting on green leaves. This morning I saw yellowing and browning leaves already, and fall frost hovering over the … Continue reading

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