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Right Here Now

Good morning!   We have a very cold weather now at 17 degrees with wind chill index at 6. Where can we be beyond chill and heat?   Dogen said, “This dharma is abundantly endowed with everyone, but without cultivation … Continue reading

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Karma Causes Enslavement

Good evening!   At the very beginning of the Universal Recommendation for Right Zazen Dogen tells us that this sitting is to return to the original source in penetrating purity and freedom right here and now. We stop all karmas … Continue reading

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Pseudo-system Syndrome

Good morning! This morning I received news of the anniversary of the Nagasaki nuclear bombing from Japan. The New York Times had an article about the nuclear disaster in Japan: the government’s mishandling of the radiation plume prediction caused radiation … Continue reading

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