Category Archives: Awakened Way (Buddhism)

Actual Awakening and Unconditioned Peace

Posted on September 19, 2012 by Rosan Daido

Good evening!   There is a famous scripture titled “Blind Turtle and Floating Log” (盲亀浮木) wherein the Buddha gave a comparison of a person being born as a human being and encountering the awakened way.   To be born as … Continue reading →

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Transmigration or Transcendence

Posted on September 18, 2012 by Rosan Daido

Good morning!   After a long flight of seventeen hours (the same as the time difference between here and there) I came back from New Zealand late last night.   After rain we see many fallen leaves here, but many … Continue reading →

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Cool Clear World

Posted on September 7, 2012 by Rosan Daido

Good morning!   When we get up early and come out of our houses, we can enjoy the bright moon, the beautiful morning star, the beaming Orion, and other stars with cool air and abundant insects singing.   On the … Continue reading →

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Life in Dharma, not Dharma in Life

Posted on August 5, 2012 by Rosan Daido

Good morning!   We had nice compassionate rain for two days. So, plants and animals seem to be revived from their dry, desperate states. They came back to their original states in purity and peace.   Almost half of this … Continue reading →

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Full Moon beyond Clouds

Posted on August 4, 2012 by Rosan Daido

Good evening!   Beyond the clouds is the bright full moon reflecting the sunlight and illuminating the globe.   Beyond the clouds is the Buddha mind, like the full moon reflecting the truth and illuminating the world, if without clouds. … Continue reading →

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Continuous Cultivation and Care

Posted on July 17, 2012 by Rosan Daido

Good morning!   We had rain some places and not in other places. This morning I saw that the sprinkler was already watering hydrangeas in the front.   If we water, the hydrangeas continuously bloom in beautiful colors. If not, … Continue reading →

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Purity and Purification Path

Posted on July 17, 2012 by Rosan Daido

Good morning!   Again we had nice rain last evening – some not. When I went into my yard, I felt dense dew on green grass and saw fresh flowers in vivid colors. On the way here I saw mist … Continue reading →

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Reuniting with True Nature

Posted on July 7, 2012 by Rosan Daido

Good morning!   We continue hot dry days. But, when we open all windows and doors, unconditioned by air conditioners and fans, we can sit in peace and quietude, enjoying birds’ singing in wholly wholesome nature.   People celebrate Tanabata … Continue reading →

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Interdependence and In-dependence: Nirvana

Posted on July 7, 2012 by Rosan Daido

Good evening!   On this Day of Independence everyone must contemplate true independence in interdependence and the dharma of dependent origination.   The Declaration of Independence claims life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.   An individual life, liberty, and … Continue reading →

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Independence in Interdependence

Posted on July 7, 2012 by Rosan Daido

Good morning!   We could see the full moon in the west and the rising sun in the east just before we came here.   Today is Independence Day. So, the traffic, usually jammed with hustle and bustle, was almost … Continue reading →

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