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Practice Perfecting
Good morning! Zazen is the essential practice of the awakened way. The awakened way is to be awakened to the holy (wholly wholesome) truth and to act wakefully in the holy way. So, we cannot say, “Oh, I didn’t know … Continue reading
Cultivation, Culture, Civilization
Good evening! The temperature went up to 99 degrees during the heat wave, and some plants are in the critical state of life or death. If we give water to them, they can survive; if not, they cannot. When we … Continue reading
Posted in Buddhism, Civilization, Culture, Ecology, Global ethic, Global problems, Philosophy, Religion, System, Uncategorized, Voluntary simplicity, Zen
Tagged beauty, Buddha, goodness, here and now, holy (wholesome whole), liberation and love, life and mind, limit of the world, matter and power, practice, religion, transcend birth and death, truth, unconditioned peace, unsurpassed awakening, wisdom and compassion
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Threatening Thunder
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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Tagged deception, delusion, disaster, here and now, live wakefully, sleep, slumber, tornado, wake up
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Samadhi Stages
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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Pure Peace
Good morning! Now we have a bright morning with the singing of birds. If we had woken up earlier, we could have seen the full moon and the morning star. The full moon represents the Buddha mind – full, round, … Continue reading
Delight in Dharma
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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Tagged beauty, body and brain, bubble to ocean, Buddha, conceptions and emotions, death, decay, delight in dharma, dharma life, disaster, disease, eternal truth, evolution, forms and formations, giving joy, goodness, gratitude for grace, happiness, harmony, here and now, holiness, individualization, karma, karma life, live in suffering, live on joy, peace, Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged awakened from delusion, religion, shortsight, solution, truth, tsunami, unconditioned peace, wholesome whole
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Warm World
Good morning! Last night’s spring storm turned into a drizzling spring rain. While I was driving I saw the spring mist thickening. Then I though it might not actually be mist; I switched on the window wipers and there was … Continue reading
Haste or Rest
The wind chill index is 10 degrees, so it is very difficult to distinguish black ice from water. If I had left for the center at my regular time, not taking into account the additional time needed to navigate an … Continue reading
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Tagged beauty, beyond birth and death, birth and death, goodness, happiness, haste, here and now, holiness, karma, nirvana, rest, samsara
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Clear Crystal
Good evening! On the way here I heard that the temperature was 80 degrees. It must, then, have gone higher in the daytime. We have a very warm, fine day with moistened air. The moon is going to be beautiful, … Continue reading →