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True Triple Treasures

Good morning! The mind moon is almost full. The body is exposed to the golden wind, as leaves are falling. The world is getting cold; it’s almost to the freezing point now. I visited Japan to meet my brother, recently … Continue reading

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Mind Moon

Good evening! As we had a few light showers, we now enjoy cool and clear air. Hopefully, with clouds clearing, we can see the full moon, perfectly round, beautifully brilliant, and calm and clear, enlightening, engendering, and embracing the whole … Continue reading

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Clear Crystal

Good morning! We have a nice, quiet Saturday morning with bright sunshine. This is the first day of ohigan ?????in Japan, the spring equinox. Ohigan means yonder shore, which stands for nirvana, unconditioned peace beyond billows and torrents. Like the … Continue reading

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Karma World & Dharma World

Good morning! We have a warm atmosphere impregnated with moisture, so we may have rain. We cannot see the moon now, with the clouds. Last night we could see the beautiful, bright, full moon. When we see the moon with … Continue reading

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Awakened Action

Good evening!   As we sit in zazen, we know that the spring rain is drizzling and giving life to all plants, and that plants are giving life to all beings.   And we know that blood streams are flowing … Continue reading

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Spring Storm

Good evening! Just before I left home, a spring storm started with thunderbolts and thunderclaps, raining cats and dogs. The rainfall hindered driving on the highway; even at 30 mph, the wipers at maximum speed couldn’t keep up. This seems … Continue reading

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Karma Kinema

Good morning! We now have clouds covering the world, with rain and snow threatening. We cannot see the moon now. When we have clouds inside us, we cannot see the mind moon, and see only tearful rains and suffering storms. … Continue reading

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Luna, Lost, Limited, Limitless

Good morning! We can now sit with our windows open, with a moistened atmosphere, warmth, and drizzling. When we have clouds, we cannot see the moon. When, however, we sit in zazen, our mind moons settle, stilling storms, clearing clouds, … Continue reading

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Mind-Mundus

Good evening! When I left my home to come here tonight, I couldn’t see the full moon. But when I got on the Highway 40 East, I saw the big, bright, golden moon just coming up from the horizon. While … Continue reading

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Moon Mundus

Good morning! We now have the beautiful bright full moon high in the sky, lone and round, unblemished and unbound by clouds and storms. If we take the moon as matter, we just forego and forget it. If we take … Continue reading

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