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Vesak Day Dharma Vision

Thank you for your participation in the Vesak Day (commemorating Buddha’s Birthday, Awakening, and Parinirvāna, Perfect Nirvana) celebration! This is a good occasion for us to reflect and relive the Buddha’s Way. He opened the great gate of amrita, ambrosia … Continue reading

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Crystal Clear Calm

Good morning! When we sit in zazen, we become calm and clear, hopefully crystal clear and calm. We know the temperature today is going up to 100 degrees, with the heat index becoming 111 degrees, but we must also see … Continue reading

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Threatening Thunder

Good morning!   We can hear raindrops dripping on tree leaves in the quiet, calm sitting with open windows. When we came here we had strong wind and sever rain, still with tornado watch and dark clouds hanging over us. … Continue reading

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Direct Disaster Devastation

Good morning!   In zazen now we have a quiet and calm morning. But on the way here, we saw many trees, boughs, and branches fell by the last evening storm.   In my yard a big willow tree fell, … Continue reading

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Saving Suffering

Good morning! We have a morning with bright sunlight in serene silence. However, the world is immersed in disasters, difficulties, and even deaths at this very moment. The recent tornados, more than 200 over an area of some 150 miles, … Continue reading

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Death and Devastation

Good morning! After successive harsh tornados and heavy rain, we now have a clear, bright daybreak with the thin moon high in the sky, the morning star having disappeared. When we step into our garden, we can see big, beautiful … Continue reading

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