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Disillusioned from Destruction

Posted on August 3, 2011 by Rosan Daido

Good evening! Today, the temperature was 103 degrees–maybe higher. So we need to think if we really have a good evening. We must be disillusioned from destruction: After the draft Nagasaki Peace Proclamation, Hiroshima Peace Proclamation would, it was reported, … Continue reading →

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Good Day or Gloomy Day

Posted on August 2, 2011 by Rosan Daido

Good morning! We still have the heat wave, which doesn’t seem to be ending by today. The temperature is going up to 103 degrees. A fire is spreading in Oklahoma State because of the high temperatures. The Buddha said, “The … Continue reading →

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Limitless Life with Limitless Liberation

Posted on August 1, 2011 by Rosan Daido

Good morning! When we sit and settle in truth, peace, and freedom, we can enjoy the beauty of flowers and the goodness of fruits without radiation contamination. With the contamination and the misery caused by the nuclear disaster people in … Continue reading →

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Freedom is Familiarity and Friendship-domain

Posted on July 29, 2011 by Rosan Daido

Good morning! The temperature is now 86 degrees, which is going up to 102 degrees with a heat index of 111 degrees. The heat warning has been extended until tomorrow. The news from Japan reported that the Nagasaki Peace Proclamation … Continue reading →

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Cultivation, Culture, Civilization

Posted on July 29, 2011 by Rosan Daido

Good evening! The temperature went up to 99 degrees during the heat wave, and some plants are in the critical state of life or death. If we give water to them, they can survive; if not, they cannot. When we … Continue reading →

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Squirrels’ Stealing

Posted on July 27, 2011 by Rosan Daido

Good evening!   “Showing no sign of soon dying – cicadas’ sound.”   Showing no sign of soon dying – squirrels’ stealing.   I found that squirrels have taken away all the peaches on my peach tree, perhaps more than … Continue reading →

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Ignorance and Inaction

Posted on July 27, 2011 by Rosan Daido

Good morning! When we sit stable and serene, we can make every day a good day. We can enjoy more flowers and fruits as we have worked for them. But in the world we see and hear a lot of … Continue reading →

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From Separated Selves to Wholesome Whole

Posted on July 27, 2011 by Rosan Daido

Good morning! When we sit in zazen, stilling karma, all the merits of dharma beginning with truth and peace are there. No demerits of karma beginning with falsity and faults exist. We got the news of a man killing almost … Continue reading →

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Planting Plants

Posted on July 22, 2011 by Rosan Daido

Good morning! “Flowers opening, the world’s arisen.” This morning a big hibiscus flower opened next to the mail box at my home. Many passers-by will enjoy it. I thought a hibiscus would last longer than a mandevilla, which people often … Continue reading →

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Deceit and Delusion Destroy

Posted on July 20, 2011 by Rosan Daido

Good morning! In the early morning we can hear the birds’ singing, but already it is hot. The temperature is going to 101 degrees, and the heat index to 111 degrees. Thus, we need to turn on fans or air … Continue reading →

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