Tag Archives: satisfaction

Samsara Suffering and Samadhi Satisfaction

Good morning!   Through the open windows we can hear the sound of busily racing cars, birds’ singing, and the water falling.   Our life is like the constant flow of cars and currents, constantly flowing with ups and downs, … Continue reading

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Equipoise (Upekha)

Good morning! We could see the bright, beautiful dawn before coming here, but now it is overcast. We can hear the sound of the waterfall running and cars racing incessantly – so is life. Dripdrops develop into streaks, streams, and … 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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Fission Frontline

Good evening! We have now cherry blossoms at the altar. A lot of flowers of all kinds are blooming around us now. At this time in Japan people used to enjoy cherry blossom viewing, eating, drinking, singing, and dancing, expecting … Continue reading

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Tomo (Together: 共, Friend: 友)

  Good evening! A lot of flowers are blooming – forsythias, daffodils, magnolias, pears, plums, even cherry blossoms are now blooming. We cannot totally enjoy them because of the disaster in Japan – m-9 earthquake, 30m surge tsunami, and the … Continue reading

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Beyond Billows

  Good evening! Suddenly many flowers have started blooming. Magnolias, pears, plums, hyacinths, forsythia… just after ohigan, ???, the spring equinox. Magnolia in Japanese is mokuren, ??, wooden lotus. We say “atusa samusa-mo higan-made” (Heat and chill until the equinox. … 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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