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Crystal Clear Calm

Posted on July 19, 2011 by Rosan Daido

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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Remain Resolute Resilient

Posted on July 18, 2011 by Rosan Daido

Good morning! We sit calm and cool in the heat wave warning, with the heat index due to go up to 110 degrees. “In extinction of the heart-head, even fire is cool.” So saying, Kaisen Osho at Erinji sat in … Continue reading →

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Total Truth

Posted on July 17, 2011 by Rosan Daido

Good morning! In our sitting, the pure sound of flowing water penetrates through our world; the fresh breeze permeates throughout our bodies and minds; the bright, beautiful sunlight pervades the world. This is the world in cessation (nirodha) and the … Continue reading →

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Sewa, Seva, Serve

Posted on July 16, 2011 by Rosan Daido

Good morning! We can hear the sound of singing birds and flowing water and wind, and see the beautiful sunlight. An old poem says, “When I hear a bird singing, I wonder if it is my father or mother.” It … Continue reading →

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Holy Truth, Holy Path

Posted on July 16, 2011 by Rosan Daido

Good morning! When we get up early, we can feel the fresh, cool morning air. When we step out from our houses, we can see beautiful nature. When we sit down calm and clear, we can discover how our perceptions, … Continue reading →

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Abnormal Artifices

Posted on July 14, 2011 by Rosan Daido

Good evening! After the shower we now have cool air and we can sit in comfort, in peace and truth. All living beings inherit all of the past; and all living beings except for humans live in holy relations with … Continue reading →

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Impermanence Is Interdepencence

Posted on July 13, 2011 by Rosan Daido

Good morning! Even though we have hot weather in the day time, we can have fresh, cool air in the early morning. Even though it is said that “flowers fall in lamentation and weeds flourish in detestation,” this comes from … Continue reading →

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Beyond birth-death

Posted on July 12, 2011 by Rosan Daido

Good morning! Usually when we sit early in the morning we have cool, fresh air, but it’s going up to 101 degrees, with a heat index going up to 115. The world seems to be ablaze – flowers are falling. … Continue reading →

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Unconditioned Peace (nirvana) = Ultimate Pleasure (gokuraku)

Posted on July 10, 2011 by Rosan Daido

Good morning! When we get up early and get into a garden or a field, we can enjoy a lot of flowers, grass, and trees glittering in the morning sun. As we cultivate the land and plant seeds and seedlings, … Continue reading →

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Tanabata (七夕, 7/7)

Posted on July 8, 2011 by Rosan Daido

Good evening! Today is tanabata in the East. Tana is altar andis banner. It seems that it originally started as a Buddhist festival to receive ancestors’ spirits. Then, it was combined with the story of a cowherd and a weaver … Continue reading →

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Crystal Clear Calm

Remain Resolute Resilient

Total Truth

Sewa, Seva, Serve

Holy Truth, Holy Path

Abnormal Artifices

Impermanence Is Interdepencence

Beyond birth-death

Unconditioned Peace (nirvana) = Ultimate Pleasure (gokuraku)

Tanabata (七夕, 7/7)

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