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Samsara Suffering and Samadhi Satisfaction

Posted on May 28, 2011 by Rosan Daido

Good morning! Through the open windows we can hear the sound of busily racing cars, birds’ singing, and the water falling. Our life is like the constant flow of cars and currents, constantly flowing with ups and downs, … Continue reading →

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Sitting and Samu (Work)

Posted on May 28, 2011 by Rosan Daido

Good morning! After a long spell of rain, according to the weather forecast, we are still continuing rainy days. But, fortunately, we have a very bright Sunday morning today. After the beautiful, stable, soft, and serene bell sounds … Continue reading →

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Wholly Wholesome Way

Posted on May 17, 2011 by Rosan Daido

Good evening! We have now very high temperatures and humidity, but after sweating and taking a shower, I feel very good. Zen life is not only sitting, but samu. We do samu whole-heartedly – wholly sweating, wholly breathing. … Continue reading →

Posted in Buddhism, Culture, Ecology, Global ethic, Global problems, Philosophy, Religion, System, Zen | Tagged awakened way, cutting arm, cutting tree, light on veggies and vita, sitting and samu, whole-heartedly, whollly wholesome perspective and priority, wholly breathing, wholly sweating, zen life | Leave a comment

Efforts Equate Effects

Posted on May 17, 2011 by Rosan Daido

Good evening! We now have a nice quiet evening. I hope you enjoy the new flowers blooming and blossoming continuously– irises, roses, lilies, peonies – and also that you enjoy your gardening – cultivating, sowing seeds, seeing germination and … Continue reading →

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Saving Suffering

Posted on May 12, 2011 by Rosan Daido

Good morning! We have a morning with bright sunlight in serene silence. However, the world is immersed in disasters, difficulties, and even deaths at this very moment. The recent tornados, more than 200 over an area of some 150 miles, … Continue reading →

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Flying Fish

Posted on May 2, 2011 by Rosan Daido

Good morning! After the long spell of rain and terrible tornados, we can see abundant, beautiful fresh green in the bright sunlight, and hear the singing of birds carried by the green breeze through our windows. While casualties and calamities … Continue reading →

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Sunlight after Suffering

Posted on April 28, 2011 by Rosan Daido

Good evening! After the long spell of rain, now we have a sunny evening. If rainy days last too long the water of life can become the water of death, damaging and destroying flora and fauna. Today is the 25th … Continue reading →

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Nirvana (Unconditioned Peace)

Posted on April 27, 2011 by Rosan Daido

Good morning! We are having a lot of rain, so we can enjoy abundant green and flowers. But excessive water can also damage plants and cause flooding, landslides, erosion, and other problems. Tornados last night hit and damaged … Continue reading →

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Amrita (Ambrosia of Immortality)

Posted on April 24, 2011 by Rosan Daido

Good evening! We are having a lot of rain – trees, plants, and atmosphere are impregnated with water and wind, becoming greener and vivid together with heaven and earth. When we sit, we also become like trees, stopping … Continue reading →

Posted in Buddhism, Culture, Ecology, Global ethic, Global problems, Philosophy, Religion, System, Voluntary simplicity, Zen | Tagged ambrosia of immortality, amrita, aversion, birth and death, craving, delusion attachment, gain and loss, hatred, impermanence, independent eternal self, karma, live on joyserrering, my body, my mind, nirvana, possessions, samsara suffering, separation, slitude, small self, solitude, stop karma, suffering, three poisons, unsafe unsatisfied sit steadfast, unsettled, whole world, wholly wholesome truth | Leave a comment

Mahâ Assâsa (Great Repose)

Posted on April 24, 2011 by Rosan Daido

Good morning! Trees are in repose, resting from photosynthesis, etc., restoring smooth, sufficient, and deep breathing. So, is our sitting in repose, resting from all activities, restoring smooth, sufficient, and deep breathing, that is, life. Thus, we … Continue reading →

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Category Archives: Culture

Samsara Suffering and Samadhi Satisfaction

Sitting and Samu (Work)

Wholly Wholesome Way

Efforts Equate Effects

Saving Suffering

Flying Fish

Sunlight after Suffering

Nirvana (Unconditioned Peace)

Amrita (Ambrosia of Immortality)

Mahâ Assâsa (Great Repose)

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