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Tag Archives: holy beauty
Remain Resolute Resilient
Good morning! We sit calm and cool in the heat wave warning, with the heat index due to go up to 110 degrees. “In extinction of the heart-head, even fire is cool.” So saying, Kaisen Osho at Erinji sat in … Continue reading
Posted in Buddhism, Culture, Ecology, Global ethic, Global problems, Religion, System, Uncategorized, Voluntary simplicity, Zen
Tagged awakening, Bodhidharma, Buddha, earthquake, FIFA World Cup, fire is cool, holy beauty, holy goodness, holy harmony, holy truth, immortality, Kaisen at Erinji, limitless liberation, limitless life, limitless light, limitless love, nuclear disaster, Pinks, resolution/resilience, sit amidst whatever, triple tragedy, true conqueror, tsunami, unconditioned peace, unsurpassed, zazen
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Sewa, Seva, Serve
Good morning! We can hear the sound of singing birds and flowing water and wind, and see the beautiful sunlight. An old poem says, “When I hear a bird singing, I wonder if it is my father or mother.” It … Continue reading
Posted in Buddhism, Civilization, Culture, Ecology, Global ethic, Global problems, Philosophy, Religion, System, Uncategorized, Voluntary simplicity, Zen
Tagged bird singing, blood ocean, care, contriving, grace of beings, holy (wholly wholesome), holy beauty, holy goodness, holy truth, impermanence, interdependence, nuke light, parting, pollution mountain, repay the great grace of all beings, save/serve, seva, sewa, striving, tear ocean, whole system
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Limited Life and Limitless Life
Good morning! Our life is in the holy (wholly wholesome) truth, not the other way around. So our joyful journey is with holy truth, goodness, and beauty, in limitless life, learning, light, liberation, and love. 7/8/11
Tanabata (七夕, 7/7)
Good evening! Today is tanabata in the East. Tana is altar andis banner. It seems that it originally started as a Buddhist festival to receive ancestors’ spirits. Then, it was combined with the story of a cowherd and a weaver … Continue reading