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

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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    

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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

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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.

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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

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Man’s Manipulation and Menace

Good morning!   Because of the clouds we cannot see the beautiful bright round moon today. Yesterday the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists moved the “Doomsday Clock” a minute forward, to five minutes before Doomsday.   Like the radiation rain … Continue reading

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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

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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

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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

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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

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