Category Archives: Zen

Live Limitless Lucky Life

Good evening!   Already the equinox has passed away, but we can live in equanimity (throwing away), nirvana, windless state of human karmas or samsara sufferings, whenever we sit in zazen.   Dogen said, “Zazen has limitless merits.” He also … Continue reading

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Limitless Learning Is Limitless Light, Liberation, Love, and Life

Good morning!   Today we have the new moon. In the darkness we already have many cars driving on the highway. If we are in a rush, we must race, cut in, or compete, maybe causing accidents, and then a … Continue reading

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Loving Mountains Is Mountains Loving

Good morning!   Now we have chilly morning air, below 50 degrees. We had the news that Wangari Maathai passed away. She received a Nobel Peace Prize, planting trees not only in Africa, but all over the globe, not only … Continue reading

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Wholly Wholesome Way is Free Full Function

Good morning!   Early this morning we had a very dim moon behind the clouds – a very slender crescent moon, almost new. It soon came out from behind the clouds and shined brightly. Just recently we saw the renowned … Continue reading

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Tasting Truth in Triple Treasure

Good morning!   We have a beautiful day for our equinox sesshin. This morning it was chilly. So, when I drove, I found the car windows becoming foggy. When we move in a chilly atmosphere, our windows become foggy, and … Continue reading

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Sesshin Sees Still Serene State

Good evening!   We start the equinox sesshin now. The equinox is called  higan, the other shore (:彼岸), nirvana, equanimity, the last state of the four meditations. The original word for equanimity is upekhâ, “throwing away” all karmas, especially the … Continue reading

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Dharma Domain or Self Space

Good morning!   Now the temperature is half that of a hot summer day; the moon is now almost new after that renowned full moon of mid-autumn. We’ve just heard the news that an experiment showed that the speed of … Continue reading

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Equanimity, Equality, Enjoyment

Good morning!   Now we are at the equinox, the best time with clear, calm air and the bright moon illuminating the world.   Now, on the other side of the globe, however, a typhoon with floods and storms is … Continue reading

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Equinox, Equanimity, Eternity

Good evening!   Today is the autumnal equinox, with equal day and night, neither hot nor chilly. Here we have just perfect climate, with cool atmosphere and clear, calm sky, without clouds or winds, with the beautiful, bright moon.   … Continue reading

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Unrecognized Unusual Uprising and Upcoming

Good morning!   Here we have now a nice autumn morning with moistened air and a mild equinox climate with the sense of harvesting.   On the opposite side of the globe, however, a million people have been told to … Continue reading

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