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Returning to the Origin

Good morning! We saw the full moon early this morning. Today is the Buddha’s birthday called Flower Festival. It is the cherry blossom season in Japan. There they bathe  the baby Buddha with amacha, sweet tea, in the palanquin bedecked … Continue reading

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From Triple Tragedy to Total Truth

Good morning!   Today, March 11, one year ago in Japan we had the triple tragedy of the record earthquake, tsunami, and nuclear disaster claiming almost 20,000 lives, about 400,000 people still evacuated, almost half of them from nuclear disaster … Continue reading

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Freedom is Fearlessness

Good evening!   Today we had the temperature beyond 100, and got the news that five people died here because of the heat. We will have more casualties due to the heat wave. Where is the place of neither heat … Continue reading

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Saving All

Good evening!   Dogen said,   “To learn the Awakened Way is learn the self. To learn the self is to forget the self. To forget the self is be verified by all dharma. To be verified by all dharmas … Continue reading

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