Category Archives: Religion

People’s Planetary Pure Peace and Prognosis

Posted on October 28, 2011 by Rosan Daido

Good morning!   Dogen left us a poem titled “The Original Face”:   Flowers in spring, Cuckoo in summer, The moon in autumn, Snow in winter, clear and cool.   Nature has wholly wholesome cycles and circulation. Nature knows no … Continue reading →

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All Becoming All

Posted on October 28, 2011 by Rosan Daido

Good evening!   With some rain the fall foliage keeps its colorful beauty a little longer, but the full moon is quickly turning into the new moon.   Don is now in Kyoto, most likely enjoying beautiful autumn colors, but … Continue reading →

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Conquer Oneself not Others

Posted on October 27, 2011 by Rosan Daido

Good morning!   We had a warm, windy autumn day yesterday, so we can wade into a sea of fallen leaves and watch the flora and fauna intimately. Without watching, we cannot know the exact situations of the actual realm. … Continue reading →

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Live Simple, Safe, Sustainable, Saving, Sublime Life

Posted on October 27, 2011 by Rosan Daido

Good evening!   Today we’ve had a sunny, warm autumn day – Indian summer, with colorful plants. When we sit in zazen, we become one with them all – the mind body and the world unified. We are in unconditioned … Continue reading →

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Saving the World from Fire and Dangerous Deluge

Posted on October 27, 2011 by Rosan Daido

Good morning!   Nights are getting shorter and the air is getting colder. So stars shine brighter and the sun is more valuable.   Buddha saw lotuses immersed under muddy water and blooming above muddy water and came out to … Continue reading →

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Contacting, Communicating People, Plants, and Planets

Posted on October 27, 2011 by Rosan Daido

Good morning!   We have a beautiful Sunday morning with bright sunlight and a clear autumn atmosphere in peace and truth.   The Buddha said,   Better than the one who would live one hundred yearsnot seeing birth and death … Continue reading →

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Shining Sun in Speckless Space

Posted on October 22, 2011 by Rosan Daido

Good morning!   We have now the beautiful sunlight, crisp clear air, cloudless sky, and colorful fall foliage. Beautiful colored leaves are now also falling.   All are springing up and falling down in the speckless space. Even gigantic columns … Continue reading →

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As We Become So the World Becomes

Posted on October 22, 2011 by Rosan Daido

Good evening!   When we sit in zazen, we still our karmas, and settle in the holy truth and peace. We are in morality, concentration, and prognosis, freed from all physical, verbal, and mental karmas. We can enjoy the fivefold … Continue reading →

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Wholly Wholesome Way

Posted on October 22, 2011 by Rosan Daido

Good evening!   We had the beautiful autumn sky today. When leaves fall off, trees are exposed to this beautiful calm clear vast sky.   When we sit calm and clear, our limited minds and bodies fall away, merging into … Continue reading →

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Hungry Hurried Humans

Posted on October 21, 2011 by Rosan Daido

Good morning!   Now the full moon is quickly becoming the crescent moon and the autumn weather is swiftly approaching to the winter weather.   The television broadcast the security camera recording a child hit by a car in a … Continue reading →

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