Category Archives: Zen

Supreme Supramundane State

Posted on February 18, 2013 by Rosan Daido

Good morning! Zazen brings us to a completely different world than the ordinary one. Of course we have a different world from moment to moment. So, we can enjoy spring after winter. We must withstand a chilly winter after … Continue reading →

Posted in Buddhism, Zazen, Zen | Tagged Ananda, and Matsu (Degenerate) Dharmas and Periods, and prajñâ (prognosis), birth/death, body-mind being one (shinshin ichinyo: 心身一如), Buddha, Buddha-mind Seal, Buddhism, but also samu (physical work): two wings to fly, cultivation is itself verification (shushō ittō: 修証一等), deportment is itself the Buddha Dharma (igi-soku buppō: 威儀即仏法), dhamma (dharma, Dogen, good (kusala: lit. skillfulness), Hotei or Maitreya, ichiensō (perfect circle, Mahaparinibbana, ni-vāte padīpa: lamp light in no wind, Nir-vāna is no-wind (of karmas), no self-sameness/self-sovereignty/self-entity, norm/form, purity/poverty path, Ryokan, samadhi (concentration), sangha (community), selflessness/nirvana, Shō (Right), Shuji Hojo, sitting (zazen), Soto, Subhadda, suffering, Ten Ox-herding: rather Ten Bull-taming, three/four dharma seals: impermanence, triple learnings: sila (morality), triple poisons (delusion/desire/divisiveness), truth/phenomena), unity, Zō (Formal) | Leave a comment

Practicing Perfections

Posted on December 4, 2012 by Rosan Daido

Good morning! The full moon is reflected on the floor. The full moon represents the Buddha mind. All over the world zen practitioners are in the Rohatsu sesshin, where the Buddha was awakened. The Buddha mind, like the full … Continue reading →

Posted in Zen | Tagged all things are substanceless or empty of self-substance, and delusion, and equanimity or throwing away (self), and prognosis, and sameness (with others), and unsurpassed awakening, awakening mind, beneficial actions, bodhi-mind, Brahman’s abode, Buddha’s nirvana, compassion, concentration, four embracing matters of giving, four immeasurables or Brahma-vihâra, full moon, Great Vehicle, How to Live, joy, Kazuo Inamori, Kyoto Prize, loving words, Mâha-yâna, of friendship, of giving, patience, perfections, precepts, Rohatsu sesshin (臘八摂心：Dec. 8 sesshin)), shunya, six pâramitâs, striving, thirst, three poisons of anger, unconditioned peace | Leave a comment

Simple Straight Sitting

Posted on October 29, 2012 by Rosan Daido

Good morning! We will see the full moon in the clear sky tonight. After the leaves have fallen, trees are exposed to crisp cool air. The world is chilly, going to the freezing point now. After our sittings, … Continue reading →

Posted in Zen | Tagged ambrosia of immortality, amrita, and delusion, and prajñâ, aversion, back to origin, body exposed to golden wind, Buddha, full moon mind, iPS cell, potential Buddhahood, practical principle/practice to reverse devolution/divisions/delusion, primodial, samadhi, samsara in the Six Ways (六道輪廻：rokurou-rinne)), Tathâgata-garbha, Thus-being-fetus, triple learning of sîla, triple poisons of attachment, triple treasures (buddha/dharma/sangha), true conqueror, universal | Leave a comment

Posted on October 4, 2012 by Rosan Daido

Good morning! Now the moon is almost a half moon, changing from the fall full moon. Life is like morning dew on grass, swiftly disappearing. Ten students and two teachers from the Webster Works Worldwide program came and … Continue reading →

Posted in Awakened Way (Buddhism), Zen | Tagged awakened way, Dogen, lit. doing duties) are the two wings, lit. sitting zen) and samu (作務: work, needed to fly and fare forward for all, or wheels, Sitting (zazen: 坐禅, zazen, Zen | Leave a comment

Zen and the Awakened Way, 5-part class at Missouri Zen Center

Posted on October 1, 2012 by Rosan Daido

Please come and witness Awakened Way and amrita: ambrosia, immortality http://missourizencenter.org/mzcherenow/wp-admin/post-new.php

Posted in Awakened Way (Buddhism), Zen | Tagged 5-part class at Missouri Zen Center, Zen and the Awakened Way | Leave a comment

Eventless Is Holy and Good

Posted on July 1, 2012 by Rosan Daido

Good evening! We have been having very hot dry days. It is hard and deadly for plants and animals. Sitting in zazen, stopping all karmas, surpasses all events – heat and chill, up and down, life and death. … Continue reading →

Posted in Nirvana (windless: asankhata, Zen | Tagged eventless: holy: good, life and death., Sitting in zazen, stopping all karmas, surpasses all events – heat and chill, up and down | Leave a comment

From Karma Bodies to Dharma Dhatu (Domain, lit. Root Realm)

Posted on May 29, 2012 by Rosan Daido

Good morning! We are delighted with beautiful flowers around us inside and out, especially those fresh flowers at the altar and all other Buddhas around the rooms with water also fresh. Unless we replace water, it becomes stale and … Continue reading →

Posted in Zen | Tagged Animals: “moving matter (動物: dôbutsu)", dharma dhâtu (domain, dharma dynamism, ego/mei: aham/mama: I/my, karma (action/habit), karma kinetics, limitless life/light/liberation/love/learning, lit. root/realm), na tumhâkam: not yours, penetrating purity/peace/prognosis, triple maladies (me-ism/materialism/militarism): three poisons (delusion/greed/anger), triple poisons (delusion/craving/anger) | Leave a comment

Triple Treasure/Learning

Posted on May 24, 2012 by Rosan Daido

Good morning! Zazen, still serene sitting, is the practice of the triple learning of sîla, samâdhi, and prajñâ and the appreciation of the triple treasure of buddha, dharma, and sańgha . It is the essential function and the … Continue reading →

Posted in cultivation: verification (修：証）, Zen | Tagged and all)., awakening beings, corresponding to volitional-physical/emotional/intellectual-intuitional. triple treasure: Buddha (awakened one)/dharma (truth/law, essential function/functional essence: core of awakened way/triple learning, lit. form/norm)/sańgha (community of awakened ones, lit. pillar)/samâdhi (concentration)/prajñâ (prognosis), living beings, unity of cultivation/verification (修証一等: shushouittou): practice/attainment, Za-zen (坐禅): sitting meditation. Chinese chan/Pali jhâna/Sanskrit dhyânatriple learning:sîla (morality, zazen | Leave a comment

Fragrance of Morality, Concentration, and Prognosis

Posted on May 12, 2012 by Rosan Daido

Good evening! When we entered into our home, we could see candlelight shining and incense smelling in front of the Buddhas. The Buddha talked about the fragrance of morality, which goes beyond windward, spreading throughout space and time. … Continue reading →

Posted in Zen | Tagged buddhas (awakened ones): bodhisattvas (awakening beings), triple learning/cultivation: triple merit/verification, triple unparalleled (unsurpassed awakening/unconditioned peace/unparalleled freedom or friendship): triple treasure (buddha/dharma/sangha), zazen (sitting meditation) | Leave a comment

Sitting and Samu

Posted on May 12, 2012 by Rosan Daido

Good morning! In sitting we are together with all buddhas and bodhisattvas with the whole world. In samu, work, we are together with birds and butterflies with the flora and fauna. 5/11/12

Posted in Zen | Tagged lit. doing duty), samu (work), sitting (zazen) | Leave a comment

Category Archives: Zen

Supreme Supramundane State

Practicing Perfections

Simple Straight Sitting

Zen and the Awakened Way, 5-part class at Missouri Zen Center

Eventless Is Holy and Good

From Karma Bodies to Dharma Dhatu (Domain, lit. Root Realm)

Triple Treasure/Learning

Fragrance of Morality, Concentration, and Prognosis

Sitting and Samu

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