Category Archives: Zen

Zen: Chan: Jhana: Dhyana

Posted on December 3, 2011 by Rosan Daido

Good evening!   We have now very cold and clear air. Dogen’s poem titled “The Original Face” reads:   Flowers in spring, Cuckoo in summer, The moon in autumn, Snow in winter, cool and clear.   We will read the … Continue reading →

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Becoming Buddha

Posted on December 1, 2011 by Rosan Daido

Good morning!   Now we have a clear and cool sky and beautiful stars. Starting today, zen practitioners all over the world are starting the Rohatsu sesshin, one week of intensive sitting, some without lying down, to commemorate the Buddha’s … Continue reading →

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Chilly Climate or Collusion Complex

Posted on December 1, 2011 by Rosan Daido

Good morning!   Now we have very chilly air at 26 degrees, with a wind chill index of 18. But, it is much better than having an irradiated atmosphere and earth.   The news from Japan reported on the Fukushima … Continue reading →

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From Limited Life to Limitless Life

Posted on November 29, 2011 by Rosan Daido

Good morning!   The weather forecast predicts the temperature will go down below the freezing point. Still trees stand strong and safe. Beyond the freezing point our vegetables may freeze and die.   Trees can survive ten thousand years. Human … Continue reading →

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Seasonal Snow Show or Random Radiation Risk

Posted on November 28, 2011 by Rosan Daido

Good morning!   We didn’t have snow, which makes a beautiful white world – a seasonal show. If, however, we have radiation, it’ll make a dark death world – a random risk at any moment.   The Red Cross and … Continue reading →

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From Deluded Way to Awakened Way

Posted on November 27, 2011 by Rosan Daido

Good morning!   We have now clouds threatening to snow, with temperatures going below the freezing point as forecast. But, after sitting we have a clear and calm world.   Yesterday I visited St. Charles for the first time. I … Continue reading →

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From Triple Malady to Triple Practice

Posted on November 27, 2011 by Rosan Daido

Good morning!   We can still enjoy autumn colors. Just recently I saw a lilac blooming again. We can enjoy beautiful nature here. But, in Fukushima and Chernobyl, below the apparently beautiful nature is radiation contamination. People cannot live there. … Continue reading →

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Occupy All

Posted on November 27, 2011 by Rosan Daido

Good evening!   Today is black Friday. Were you occupied by the shopping spree? The Canadian magazine Adbusters, which advocated a Buy Nothing Day twenty years ago, launched OccupyXmas today, stopping shopping sprees. Xmas is now occupied by supply-side management. … Continue reading →

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Spend or Save

Posted on November 27, 2011 by Rosan Daido

Good morning!   We had a little fog this morning. We seem to have a foggy world. Today is Black Friday. The top NY Times op-ed article today is “Why We Spend. Why They Save.”   If we value matter … Continue reading →

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Practice in Gratitude

Posted on November 27, 2011 by Rosan Daido

Good evening!   This evening is Thanksgiving evening. We must give thanks not only for food and drinks, but for all beings, which give us life. We must know that we can live only on other lives. Today I forwarded … Continue reading →

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