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Awakened Form/Norm

Posted on May 2, 2011 by Rosan Daido

Good morning! The Buddha Dharma, the Awakened Form and Norm, is to stop human karma in its form and norm, and to take the buddha (awakened) form and norm – to settle in the best, stable, still, serene form, and … Continue reading →

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Surreal Suffering

Posted on April 29, 2011 by Rosan Daido

Good evening! After hundreds of tornados spread devastation across this country, we now have a quiet world and calm atmosphere, especially when we sit in zazen. We know that the destruction was so devastating – this episode being the worst … Continue reading →

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Death and Devastation

Posted on April 28, 2011 by Rosan Daido

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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Spring Singing

Posted on April 28, 2011 by Rosan Daido

Good morning! Spring singing of birds Comes through the windows Into still, serene sittings. Have a happy day! 4/25/11

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Greener grass

Posted on April 28, 2011 by Rosan Daido

Good morning! After the tornados we are now having a very quiet Sunday morning. And after our sittings, we have a very peaceful, quiet world. With a lot of rain, now we have dogwoods, spirea, lilacs, azaleas, irises, lilies of … Continue reading →

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Civilization to Culture

Posted on April 27, 2011 by Rosan Daido

Good evening! We are having thunder and weather sirens. It seems that we have more and more disasters – tornados, typhoons, hurricanes, earthquakes, tsunamis, nuclear disasters, etc. In Japan, in the 40 days following the record earthquake, there have been … Continue reading →

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Nuisance or Nicety

Posted on April 21, 2011 by Rosan Daido

Good evening! We’re having a lot of rain these days, so going from the world of colorful flowers to that of abundant green. Dogen said, “Flowers fall in lamentation. Weeds flourish in detestation.” I think you have been working in … Continue reading →

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Self Simplification

Posted on April 20, 2011 by Rosan Daido

Good morning! We have a nice day dawning in harmony with all things, especially in our sitting. We see things as they are in truth and peace. But in modern civilization – complex, complicated, and costly – we are forced … Continue reading →

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Rainfall and Radiation-fallout

Posted on April 20, 2011 by Rosan Daido

Good morning!   We have nice spring rain drizzling, falling on all, permeating through earth, flora, and fauna, so that everything springs up in life, becoming greener, thicker, brighter, and more colorful.   Indian people worshipped rain as Parjanya, the … Continue reading →

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Shift System

Posted on April 19, 2011 by Rosan Daido

Good evening! The spring rays and rains have brought us green trees, a warm atmosphere, and beautiful flowers in truth, peace, and beauty. In the unnatural human world, we have lost truth, peace, and beauty. Thus, we now have disasters, … Continue reading →

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