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Unconditioned Peace Unsurpassed Awakening Here Now

Good evening!   Today is the tenth anniversary of the Iraq war. Recently we had the second anniversary of the Fukushima nuclear disaster.   We say, “See to the end.” If we truly see to the end, we could not have started wars and nukes with countless casualties, costs, and conundrums.   Not seeing to the end, we become irresponsible and infamous, creating all kinds of problems and sufferings in endless karma ripples, consequences.   Not a mountain moving, with a mouse or mindless mice emerging, but the whole world trembling in joy and tears at the Buddha’s birth and death.   Seeing to the end, the Buddha showed us the “come and see” way, good in the beginning, in the middle, and in the end, for all always and all places.   Zazen is the unity of means and ends, the cultivation and verification of unconditioned peace and unsurpassed awakening here and now with all.   A proverb says, “There are horses running a thousand miles a day, but few find them.” There are treasures, but who actually acts and appreciates them?   3/20/13    

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Expending the Unexpendable

Good morning!   After the compassionate rain we are now at 55 degrees, going up to 69. So, it will be very good cool workable weather with the soil in good conditionfor weeding and planting.   Just before I came … Continue reading

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Defiled and Undefiled Goodness

Good morning!   Now we have spring like sunlight and a silent peaceful world especially after sittings. Unfortunately, however, beside this peaceful world we have a lot of problems and sufferings all over the human world.   Last night I … Continue reading

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Stopping Civilization Syndrome

Good evening! We sit amidst the heat wave. Heat waves, flooding, hurricanes, tornadoes, typhoons – all these abnormal climate phenomena are a part of global warming. Abnormal nuclear fireballs and fallouts are a part of a “civilization syndrome” which also … Continue reading

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Fireflies’ Fireworks

Good morning! We can see the morning star shining forth brightly in the east. The Buddha is said to be enlightened or awakened, seeing the bright morning star shining for billions of years. We compare the Buddha mind to the … Continue reading

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