Category Archives: Zen

Mind Makes Mundus

Good morning!   Our sitting time is now dark, with cool air and insects’ singing. Soon we will have cold air and no insects’ singing.   Some people live in the dark dungeons of devils, with cold air, without truth, … Continue reading

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Dream-walking Delusion-working

Good morning!   We’ve had quiet sittings hearing the waterfall sounds, and incessant intensive insects’ singing. We now see brilliant sunlight alighting on green leaves. This morning I saw yellowing and browning leaves already, and fall frost hovering over the … Continue reading

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Attaining Amrita (Ambrosia/immortality)

Good morning!   The hot summer has turned into cool autumn. We are expecting rain at any moment, so the singing birds and silent plants are enjoying moistened air and expecting the compassionate rain.   The season of spring, when … Continue reading

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Source of Suffering: Sticking to Separate Self

Good evening!   We still have lingering heat, but not like the heat of mid-summer. Clearly the daytime is decreasing rapidly. We can observe the impermanence of the seasons, but scarcely of our own.   Only when we face the … Continue reading

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Stormy Situation Solution

Good morning!   This morning we have stormy weather with darker, rainy, and windy situations. We must drive carefully in such situations. Our world is now in similar situations.   They had the system SPEEDI, which predicts the nuclear plume. But, … Continue reading

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Mind = Mundus

Good evening!   Now we have a cooler and calmer atmosphere. So, we can enjoy our sitting zazen in peace and truth.   When we sit in zazen, our karma stills, projection retracts, turmoil subsides, and turbidity clears. So, our … Continue reading

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Dark in Delusion: Doomed to Demise

Good morning!   Our sitting time is getting darker. This morning we have fog, as the weather is getting colder.   In the fog we must be careful to navigate each moment, because “a step makes a thousand mile difference.” … Continue reading

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From Self-centeredness to Selfless Systeme

Good evening! Toward the end of summer we are now hearing the strong sounds of cicadas. There is a haiku poem: Showing no sign Of dying soon, Cicada sounds. We humans are also going to die soon, as individuals, states, … Continue reading

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Saving Samsara Suffering

Good evening! We are officially in autumn, and several days of showers and clouds have brought us cool air. So, we can sit without fans and lamps. The awakened way solves samsara and sufferings, transcending heat and chill. We must … Continue reading

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Phantom Power (State)

Good morning! Now we have a cool and quiet atmosphere. So, we can sit in a calm and clear state in peace and freedom. I read an op-ed article in the New York Times on phantom states, states not approved … Continue reading

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