Category Archives: Civilization

Freedom from Falsity

    Good evening!   As we have rain, we can’t see the moon. So the world is in darkness. After the Occupy movement, people all over the world came out from darkness and become disillusioned about the real situations … Continue reading

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Beautiful Blooming, Bearing Bountiful Beings

Good morning!   We are now in winter officially, but with rain we can still enjoy beautiful autumn colors on the trees and over the ground.   Yesterday I saw the beautiful crimson color of a maple tree for the … Continue reading

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Haste Makes Waste

Good morning!   We have now nice warm rain, good for plants and animals. The sun will come out for them soon. I saw an opossum crossing in front of me. If I was in haste, I might have run … Continue reading

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Brighter than the Big Brilliant Sun

Good morning!   This morning I saw the big brilliant beautiful sun, and the golden leaves on the trees and over the ground. If we stay in our houses, we can’t see such beautiful things.   The golden leaves spread … Continue reading

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Somber Slumber of Samsara Suffering

Good morning!   We had and still have thick fog all over. When I came here I saw the beauty of a little hazy sun appearing and disappearing momentarily through the fog, and golden trees and seas appearing and disappearing … Continue reading

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Conventional Truth-Peace and Ultimate Truth-Peace

Good evening!   The moon comes up in the east and goes down in the west. Seeing and saying that the sun rises from the east and sets in the west seems natural. Seeing and saying that the self is … Continue reading

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Be Occupied with Whole World and Full Future

Good evening!   We have been enjoying nice autumn days with beautiful colors and warm weather. The whole world, however, is in big waves with Occupy movements.   I forwarded Bill Moyers’ speech at the Public Citizens meeting. He said … Continue reading

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Be Buddhas, Not Making Monarchs

Good morning!   We have now almost the half moon, and we understand that the phases of the moon are impermanent and interdependent with the sun, the moon, and us.   If we understand this interdependence and impermanence, we know … Continue reading

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Sit and Switch to Limitless Life and Light

Good morning!   We have now an approaching half moon phase, after the recent new moon, and the brilliant full moon. Things change so fast – truly, time flies.   Now we’ve got accustomed to sitting with candles only, without … Continue reading

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Path of Purity and Prognosis

Good morning!   We got the news that our population is now over seven billion. Our population has doubled in half a century, increasing sevenfold in two centuries. It’s predicted that we will add two billion in a half century. … Continue reading

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