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All Can and Should Live Limitless Life with and for All

Posted on October 19, 2011 by Rosan Daido

Good evening!   Now beautiful colored leaves have fallen and tree trunks are exposed to the crisp, clear autumn air. Yunmen said, “The entire body is exposed to the golden wind.”   When we sit, all karmas fall away and … Continue reading →

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Fourfold Limitlessness Life

Posted on October 18, 2011 by Rosan Daido

Good morning!   Now we have rain and chilly air of 47 degrees, down from the 80s. We are reminded of the Buddha wandering throughout his life either rain or shine, cold or hot.   It is important not to … Continue reading →

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See and Settle in Ultimate Truth/Peace

Posted on October 18, 2011 by Rosan Daido

Good morning!   The full moon has quickly changed into the half moon. The spring season of sprouts has now shifted into the fall season of leaves.   Falling leaves, Non-falling leaves Are also falling leaves.   Falling raindrops merge … Continue reading →

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Learning Limitless Light, Liberation, Love, and Life

Posted on October 17, 2011 by Rosan Daido

Good morning!   We have another beautiful autumn day with the clear sky and the bright sun. When we sit solid, we become like the sun shining forth in the cloudless clear sky. This is the Buddha’s state. He sat … Continue reading →

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Good Day Every Day

Posted on October 15, 2011 by Rosan Daido

Good morning!   We now have the beautiful bright sun in a cloudless autumn sky. Like the sun or the full moon in the clear calm sky the awakened mind illuminates the whole world.   The Buddha said,   Better … Continue reading →

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Buddha Mind Bodhisattva Mind

Posted on October 15, 2011 by Rosan Daido

Good evening,   We can still see the full moon. Even though the moon is always there, it can illuminate the world fully and wholly only when it fully and wholly accepts the light of truth in clear calm space. … Continue reading →

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Cloudless Clear Calm Core

Posted on October 13, 2011 by Rosan Daido

Good evening!   Even though we can’t see the full moon now because of clouds and rain, the full moon is shining clear and calm beyond the clouds. Even though we see the different phases of the moon, the full … Continue reading →

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Golden Leaves Leave Golden Wind

Posted on October 13, 2011 by Rosan Daido

Good morning!   On the way here we saw golden leaves strewn heavily on the street. Actually only yesterday we saw those beautiful colored leaves on the trees. There is a haiku poem:   Falling maples, Non-falling maples, Are also … Continue reading →

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Mirror Moon Mind

Posted on October 12, 2011 by Rosan Daido

Good morning!   We can see the full moon tonight. The full moon Dogen appreciated just before his passing away was the one in this month.   The great difference is expressed by “the moon and a small turtle (tsuki … Continue reading →

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Step by Step with Stars and Frost

Posted on October 10, 2011 by Rosan Daido

Good morning!   We have now beautiful bright stars in the crisp cool sky and dense dew on green grass. Rita, law, came from ritu, season – regular cycles of spring, summer, autumn, and winter.   Cicadas live only a … Continue reading →

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