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Life Is like Mountainineering

Good evening!   We don’t know when the impermanence takes over us. We may get involved in a traffic accident. One of our members went to meet her bosom friend who unexpectedly passed away in a traffic accident.   Our … Continue reading

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Way to Wholly Wholesome World

Good morning!   After a few solid, still sittings – stopping karmas – we have pure, peaceful perception and prognosis beyond personal perversions, delusions, desires.   This is described in many ways: nirvana (windless, unconditioned peace, a-sankhata, un-made), sukha-vatî (joy-ful, … Continue reading

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Samadhi Stages

Good morning! When we sit in zazen, we can enjoy penetrating peace, purity, and freedom right here and now. If, however, there is a radioactive leak, then the whole world becomes contaminated, confused, and condemned. When there are the four … Continue reading

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Karma Kinetics, 2

Good evening! We say “a day with rain is a day of bad weather” (ame-no furu-hi-wa tenki-ga warui). An essayist, Tatsuno Yutaka, said, “I like rain so much. Perhaps my ancestors were frogs.” Not only frogs, but forests and flowers … Continue reading

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Karma Clinch

Good morning! The morning star is always distinctively bright. When I first saw it this morning, it was already pretty high. The very thin moon was just up above the horizon. While driving I saw it disappearing and appearing. Within … Continue reading

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Still Sitting

Good morning! The snow fell over fields and forests, covering grass and clothing trees. The white snow purifies and brightens the world. Dogen made a poem: No winter grass being seen, A white heron in a snow field Hides itself … Continue reading

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System Sense

Good morning! It is always a good morning after sitting, especially with the spring sunlight and warmth, temperatures coming up to the 40s and 50s after a sweeping snowstorm covered tens of states. As the snowstorm was passing through the … Continue reading

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