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Practice of Penetrating Purity and Peace

Good evening!   We had a very hot day today, but we can sit and stop our karma, going beyond heat and chill, even entering into a world with neither heat nor chill.   But, in a hot spot of … Continue reading

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From Separated Selves to Wholesome Whole

Good morning! When we sit in zazen, stilling karma, all the merits of dharma beginning with truth and peace are there. No demerits of karma beginning with falsity and faults exist. We got the news of a man killing almost … Continue reading

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  Good morning!   Even though it is unusually, unseasonably chilly, we have now a fine, quiet daybreak and a warm spring day.   We have different ways of understanding and acting depending on individual judgments, social justifications, and natural … Continue reading

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Master Mind

Good morning! We’re having longer days now as we approach the spring equinox. So, when we sit in zazen, we have a peaceful and a pretty bright world. Every day Rui-yan said to himself, and then responded, “Master (???)!” “Yes.” … Continue reading

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Live on Joy

Good evening! Most of us here had a delicious dinner at Shuri’s home, and now we sit together in zazen. In Japan, we say, “Onaji kama-no meshi-wo kuu, eating out of the same pan or rice cooker.” There is a … Continue reading

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Let Us Make a “Global Friends Society” to Solve Global Suffering!

The last century was called “the century of nationalism and wars” amongst nations, with “crimes against humanity” committed against humans, leading to the “first mass murder of human beings.” This century seems set to become “the century of nationalism and … Continue reading

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