Category Archives: Zen

Vast Visiting

Posted on January 10, 2012 by Rosan Daido

Good morning!   We can still see the beautiful full moon illuminating the whole world. A New York Times op-ed article said, “Go East, Young Man” to find jobs and other new things. On the way here I heard an … Continue reading →

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Karma Kinetics

Posted on January 10, 2012 by Rosan Daido

Good morning!   We have a nice, quiet, peaceful Sunday morning. With three sittings now, we have a little longer day since the time of the winter solstice. Tonight we can see the full moon. We can also see the … Continue reading →

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Individual Karma, Shared Karma, Non-karma

Posted on January 7, 2012 by Rosan Daido

Good evening!   We had a very warm day going up to seventy. We got the news that the economic damage related with the severe weather was the biggest ever. This is the shared karma.   A few days ago … Continue reading →

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Death at Deadend

Posted on January 7, 2012 by Rosan Daido

Good morning!   On the way here I listened to NPR, which reported the losing of millions of dollars by the lack of snow. Before that I got the news of the Japanese government not allowing nuclear reactors operating more … Continue reading →

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The Sun and The Song

Posted on January 7, 2012 by Rosan Daido

Good morning!   On the way here I listened to NPR. The announcer was talking about the sunflower oil in potato chips, often the second ingredient of it. He said sunflower oil might have come from Russia, which was grown … Continue reading →

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Human Hells

Posted on January 5, 2012 by Rosan Daido

Good evening!   Today we got the news of 9,000 radiation-caused cancer cases per year near the Indian Point nuclear power plant, located 25 miles from New York City. The other day we received other news of children’s cancer deaths … Continue reading →

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Karma, Cultivation, Culture

Posted on January 4, 2012 by Rosan Daido

Good morning!   Last night after sitting we had discussion as usual. Someone said that he had noticed his color-blindness only at age 18 or 19. Even blind people can cultivate their sense of space – size of the room, … Continue reading →

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Shedding Samsara Suffering

Posted on January 4, 2012 by Rosan Daido

Good evening!   When we sit, we have a good evening and good day. When we take shower or bath, we shed sweat and soil and feel good. When we sit, we stop our karmas and shed our samsara and … Continue reading →

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Limitless Truth, Goodness, Beauty, and Holiness

Posted on January 3, 2012 by Rosan Daido

Good morning!   We have very cold temperatures, going down to 19 degrees. So, our car windows are frosting – it’s very difficult and dangerous to drive.   When we come out of our cars, we can see beautiful stars … Continue reading →

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Night of Nescience

Posted on January 1, 2012 by Rosan Daido

Good evening!   We are going to have three sittings at this year’s end. What kind of year did you have? For me, the biggest thing was the nuclear meltdown, which represents the meltdown of our nescience. We started using … Continue reading →

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