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Dharma of Dependent Origination

Posted on February 17, 2012 by Rosan Daido

Good morning!   We could see the beautiful crescent moon. Just recently we saw the full moon and started spring season. We could now feel the spring atmosphere.   Ancient people found the regularity of seasons (ritu) and the shifting … Continue reading →

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Defiled and Undefiled Goodness

Posted on February 1, 2012 by Rosan Daido

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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Wholly Wholesome Symbiotic System

Posted on January 30, 2012 by Rosan Daido

Good morning!   We have now longer daytime. We saw the beautiful, bright sun, melting black ice, giving life to all beings.   Before I came here I watched a TV program, Science for Everyone, which talked about slow smooth … Continue reading →

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Candlelight, Moonlight, Sunlight

Posted on January 28, 2012 by Rosan Daido

Good morning!   We have enough light with the candlelight here. When we have the moon, we can see more. When we have the sun, we can see farther and brighter.   Similarly, we can see things in our dreams, … Continue reading →

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Wholesome Whole Truth and Path

Posted on January 22, 2012 by Rosan Daido

  Good morning!   We had fog early this morning with darkness and on slippery roads. It was difficult to drive, but we drove, came here, and sat a few sittings. Now it is bright, fogless, and hopefully roads are … Continue reading →

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Neither Dreaming Nor Deluded

Posted on January 16, 2012 by Rosan Daido

Good morning!   We are going to have a very warm day going up to 63 degrees – rather unusual. We, of course, cannot dream of it being in the 80s, or be so deluded as thinking of the 100s. … Continue reading →

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System or Self?

Posted on January 15, 2012 by Rosan Daido

Good morning!   We had the half moon on New Year’s Day, and then the full moon, and this morning we saw the half moon again. Now we have bright sunlight brightening trees, snow, and the sky. After a few … Continue reading →

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Beautiful Bright Sun and Surroundings

Posted on January 7, 2012 by Rosan Daido

Good morning!   We have the beautiful bright sun with the light of the New Year. The New Year days until today, the seventh of January, we call matsu-no-uchi (松の内), “within the pine (decoration),” in Japan. We put kadomatu (門松), … Continue reading →

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Individual Karma, Shared Karma, Non-karma

Posted on January 7, 2012 by Rosan Daido

Good evening!   We had a very warm day going up to seventy. We got the news that the economic damage related with the severe weather was the biggest ever. This is the shared karma.   A few days ago … Continue reading →

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Only Practice Makes Perfect

Posted on January 7, 2012 by Rosan Daido

Good evening!   Now we can see the bright moon in the cold and clear winter sky. The news reported the death sentence handed down to the former Egyptian president for mass murder. There may be presidents or dictators for … Continue reading →

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