Tag Archives: nirvana (unconditioned peace)

Potential Practice Power

Good morning!   We have a nice bright Sunday morning. We had the bright full moon even with the total eclipse. The full moon represents the Buddha mind, clear and calm, bodhi (awakening) and nirvana – windless of karma, where … Continue reading

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Stay in the Sky and the Sun

Good morning!   We have now a very warm weather with the hazy moon behind the clouds. The full moon has changed swiftly a little smaller and darker. We may have rain today.   But, beyond the clouds and the … Continue reading

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From Me-ism, Materialism, Militarism to Harmony, Holiness, Happiness

Good morning!   We had frost fall on the ground in some places this morning. When, however, we came here, we could see the beautiful brilliant sun and clear colorful fall foliage. We could wade through a golden sea of … Continue reading

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Live Simple, Safe, Sustainable, Saving, Sublime Life

Good evening!   Today we’ve had a sunny, warm autumn day – Indian summer, with colorful plants. When we sit in zazen, we become one with them all – the mind body and the world unified. We are in unconditioned … Continue reading

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Learning Limitless Light, Liberation, Love, and Life

Good morning!   We have another beautiful autumn day with the clear sky and the bright sun. When we sit solid, we become like the sun shining forth in the cloudless clear sky. This is the Buddha’s state. He sat … Continue reading

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Pure Place in Peace and Prognosis

Good morning!   Autumn morning is worth a thousands pieces of gold. Even though we have neither wind, nor flowers, nor full moon, nor singing birds (ka-cho-fu-getsu: 花鳥風月: flowers, birds, wind, and the moon:), we nonetheless have fresh air, beautiful stars, … Continue reading

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Sesshin Sees Still Serene State

Good evening!   We start the equinox sesshin now. The equinox is called  higan, the other shore (:彼岸), nirvana, equanimity, the last state of the four meditations. The original word for equanimity is upekhâ, “throwing away” all karmas, especially the … Continue reading

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Dharma Domain or Self Space

Good morning!   Now the temperature is half that of a hot summer day; the moon is now almost new after that renowned full moon of mid-autumn. We’ve just heard the news that an experiment showed that the speed of … Continue reading

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Fathoming Fathomless

Good evening! After long lasting rainy days and some stormy days, we are now having a very fine, bright evening, and we can enjoy peace, harmony in zazen. Dogen said, “Zazen is the essential function of buddhas, and the functional … Continue reading

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