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Category Archives: Civilization
Civilization Collapse
Good morning and a happy new year! We have a bright sunny Sunday morning of the new year. We hope all have a happy new year. We have, however, rather ominous news from the past continuing – global … Continue reading
Karma-created Civilization
Good evening! We say a moment of a spring evening is worth thousands of gold pieces. When we sit, it is priceless. We can sit, stop karmas, and see how we usually act. So, please sit with your best body, brain, and breathing conditions in free and full function. This is one of Dogen’s thirty casual poems, composed at his hut. The path-ends of One foolish mind One seems to tread As the Six Paths. We can sit and see such civilization in sinful (separated, selfish) short-sights, strifes, and sufferings continuously, if we continue our karma kinetics. If we contrive ourselves with the triple poisons of desires, divisivenesses, and delusions, we come to the triple tragedies of discrimination, exploitation, and extermination. So, we need to sit – solid, serene, pure, and peaceful. 3/13/13 Note: The six paths are the paths or ways of hell beings, hungry ghosts, fighting devils, and animal, human, and celestial beings. African Lion, Tanzania, photo by Mitsuaki Iwago, posted in National Geographic
Culture: Constant Cultivation or Civilization: Constant Contrivance
Good morning and Happy New Year! In Japan we say, “Through Jan. 7, within Matsunouchi.” Matsu stands for pine trees and in this case refers to a New Year’s decoration (matsu-kazari, pine decoration) set up at the gates of … Continue reading
Posted in Civilization, Cultivation: culture
Tagged Buddha, but of buddha-bodhisattvas), Civilization: urbanization (from civitas: city), dharma (form/norm), Dharma of Dependent Origination/Cessation, four Brahma-vihâra/limitlessnesses: friendship/compassion/joy/equanimity, four embracing matters: giving/loving words/beneficial actions/sameness, from karma realm to dharma realm, matsu-kazari (pine decoration), Nader Rader: 3 Cs: credit cards/cars/chain saws, nibbâna: nirvâna: no karma-wind blowing, not yours (na tumhakam), paradigm shift from civilization/urbanization to culture/cultivation, Sangha: guild (not of money making, sitting/stopping karma, three Dharma marks, triple treasures (buddha/dharma/sangha), true conqueror, true triple treasures: Buddha/Dharma/Sangha, truth/law)
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Ego, Economy, Ecology, and Ethic
Good evening! My article presented at the Global System and Global Ethic Association on the last April 15 appeared in the Op-ed News: http://www.opednews.com/articles/Ego-Economy-Ecology-and-by-Rosan-Yoshida-120416-316.html Please read it and offer your comment, if possible.
Human Hubris
Good morning! We could see the brilliant spring sun light and beautiful blossoming flowers this morning because of high temperatures beyond 90s for some days. Then, these couple of day temperature suddenly fell down to 40s. It went down … Continue reading
Posted in Civilization, Culture
Tagged (西遊記): Journey to the West, adventure of Xuan-zhan to India, Avalokiteshivara Bodhisattva, Avalokiteshvara (Avalokitasvara) Bodhisattva, global problematique, global warming, Goku (悟空), human beings, mass extinction, normalcy bias, nuclear disaster, the Monkey Story/ Saiyûki or Xi-you-ji
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Death at Deadend
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
Posted in Awakened Way (Buddhism), Civilization, Cultivation: culture, Ecology, Global ethic, Global problems, Nuclear bombs, nuclear disaster, Nuclear plants, Religion, System, Voluntary simplicity, War, Zen
Tagged ECRR (European Committee on Radiation Risk), from triple malady (militarism/materialism/me-ism) to triple practice (peace/purity/prognosis), NPR, nuclear bombs/reactors, triple death: death merchant/militia/me(ash), triple pillar (awakened way/global ethic/voluntary simplicity)
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Night of Nescience
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
Posted in Buddhism, Civilization, Cultivation: culture, Culture, Ecology, Global ethic, Global problems, Nuclear bombs, nuclear disaster, Nuclear plants, Philosophy, Religion, System, Voluntary simplicity, War, Zen
Tagged Bonno (煩悩: klesha/kilesa: sticking/soiling slime), joya-no-kane (除夜の鐘), meltdown (ego/nuke/economy/ecology), night of nescience, the bell sounds of dispelling night
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Washing Way: Pure Path
Good evening! We had a nice warm winter day today with the temperature going up to 61 degrees. When I saw snow recently, I imagined radiation falling like snow, covering everything. This evening I watched an NHK special … Continue reading
Posted in Buddhism, Civilization, Cultivation: culture, Culture, Ecology, Global ethic, Global problems, Nuclear bombs, nuclear disaster, Nuclear plants, Philosophy, Religion, System, Voluntary simplicity, War, Zen
Tagged a public broadcasting institution half-subsidized by government and subscribed by people (all who access any broadcasting), amrita (ambrosia, cancer, economic/ecological meltdown:mass extinction, ICRP, immortality, limitless life/light/liberation, lukemia, NHK (Nihon Hoso Kyokai: 日本放送協会):Japan Broadcasting Association, nuclear plant, radiation, washing (dhuta, zazen: stopping karma/seeing dharma/saving all: washing body/mind/all, zuda:頭陀)way: pure path: plain path: clothing/eating/dwelling: three decayed cloths/one begging bowl/under trees
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Perfectly Proven Path
Good evening! We had snow this morning below the freezing temperature. So, it was very dangerous to drive or brake among other cars running. When snow has now gone, it is safe to do so. It is easy … Continue reading
Posted in Buddhism, Civilization, Cultivation: culture, Culture, Ecology, Global ethic, Global problems, Nuclear bombs, nuclear disaster, Nuclear plants, Philosophy, Religion, System, War, Zen
Tagged awakened way, holy eightfold path (right view/thinking/speech/action/livelihood/mindfulness/striving/concentration), perfectly practiced/proven path, radiation fallout/snowfall
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