Tag Archives: karma

Wholly Wholesome White World

Posted on December 31, 2012 by Rosan Daido

Good morning!   Opening the blinds fully, we can see a calm, clean, and clear snow world covering high and low things, all colors, but all white – just one bright white world, calm, clean, and clear, with neither ups … Continue reading →

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Buddha beyond Karma Clouds

Posted on December 28, 2012 by Rosan Daido

Good evening!   When we look up, we could see the full moon high in the sky.   Beyond the clouds is always the full moon, bright, calm and clear.   Beyond karmas is the Buddha mind, full, bright in … Continue reading →

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Sit, Settle in, and See the Dharma

Posted on December 24, 2012 by Rosan Daido

Good morning!   After the winter solstice we have a brighter and colder day. After our sittings we have a calmer and clearer world. Before I came here I watched a Japanese TV program on a doctor working with PTSD … Continue reading →

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Substancelessness, Shûnyatâ, of Self Samsara Suffering

Posted on November 13, 2012 by Rosan Daido

Good morning!   We have a very cold morning, going below the freezing point. The temperature is going up and down. The world is in gain and loss. We undergo birth and death. This is the truth of all phenomena, … Continue reading →

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Narnia and Nirvana

Posted on October 8, 2012 by Rosan Daido

Good morning!   It’s become pretty chilly after the equinox, hasn’t it? We say, “Heat and chill up until the equinox.” Before and after the equinox the weather and the length of the day change, but at the equinox day … Continue reading →

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Global Problems and Solutions

Posted on October 6, 2012 by Rosan Daido

Good evening!   Now we have chilly rain, the temperature not even reaching 50 degrees. So, we have the problems of driving on dangerous highways and catching cold.   When we sit, we witness the Buddha nature, awakening in unconditioned … Continue reading →

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Plants Planet Practice

Posted on June 4, 2012 by Rosan Daido

Good morning！ When I came here I saw the big brilliant sun already up in the sky. The moon is almost full now. With warmer weather we have a lot of flowers and abundant greenery around us. An NHK program … Continue reading →

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Possessing Karma Is Karma Possessed

Posted on March 16, 2012 by Rosan Daido

Good evening!   We have nice rain with thunderbolts and thunderclaps. Spring storm is good for plants and animals to spring up.   The news from Japan reported that New Yorkers were now enjoying one month earlier blooming of flowers, … Continue reading →

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Mokuren – Magnolia

Posted on March 14, 2012 by Rosan Daido

Good evening!   Because of the high temperature going up to 80s all at once we have beautiful blossoms of pears, plums, magnolias, etc. Magnolia in Japanese is mokuren (木蓮), tree lotus, because the shape of the flower buds and … Continue reading →

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Karma-fixed or Karma-freed

Posted on March 3, 2012 by Rosan Daido

Good evening!   Because of the warm weather daffodils are now blooming not only in this region, but also in the similar climate areas all over the world. Plants are pretty uniform anywhere.   Dr. Suzuki of the Suzuki Method … Continue reading →

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