Category Archives: Friendship

Religion Is for Friendship: 宗教は友情のため

Posted on August 29, 2021 by Rosan Daido

  Religion (from the Latin religare) means reunion. The reunion is with holiness (wholly wholesomeness). The world is one in truth (Dharma, Dao, Dyau, Deva, Dei, etc.). Truth (Dharma, Norm/Form, Law of all phenomena, of Dependent Co-origination, etc.) is universal. … Continue reading →

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Friendship：友情

Posted on June 13, 2021 by Rosan Daido

  Humans are characterised as homo socius, social men, and homo religiosus, religious men, since they survived by social ties, and eventually succeed by religion. Religion is reunion (from Latin, religare) with the holy universe (wholly wholesome way/world). Religion was … Continue reading →

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Whales Befriending with Humans

Posted on February 19, 2020 by Rosan Daido

Magdalena Bay in Baja Peninsula The Bay is 85 km long and not very deep. Therefore, the water is pretty warm and the bay sheltered. It was the right conditionfor grey whales to travel down from Alaska to give birth … Continue reading →

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Mitra, Mithra, Maitreya, Mazda, …

Posted on September 30, 2016 by Rosan Daido

  Good morning!   We have a clear cool atmosphere after the Sunday sesshin sittings and service and the fall equinox. We call the equinox higan (彼岸), yonder shore, meaning nirvana. Sesshin means embracing the mind (接心) and touching the … Continue reading →

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Honsho Myoshu: Original Verification Exquisite Cultivation

Posted on April 2, 2014 by Rosan Daido

    The Soto Shikan-taza (只管打坐：Total sitting) is Honsho Myoshu (本証妙修： Original Verification in Exquisite Cultivation).　As we sit and still our karmas, we settle in nirvana (windless state from karmas) and bodhi (verification or awakening of it). simply sit, not expecting enlightenment. … Continue reading →

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Tomo（友：共）：Mitra (Friend, One-with, from Mit: Together)

Posted on January 3, 2014 by Rosan Daido

                              　　　　　　　　　　　Ｆｒｏｍ　Ｆｕｎｚｕｇ．ｃｏｍ    

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Good Friends (Kalyana Mitra/Mitta)

Posted on August 26, 2013 by Rosan Daido

Good morning!   We live in the world of interdependent co-origination. Our life is dependent on the environment which is then dependent upon with whom we live. Our life is good if we have good friends, and bad if we … Continue reading →

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Jihi (慈悲), Friendship Compassion

Posted on August 9, 2012 by Rosan Daido

Good morning!   We had nice compassionate rain last night. So, we have now a fresh green world with beautiful birds’ singing.   With the compassionate rain the world returned to being a wholly wholesome one, with harmony and happiness. … Continue reading →

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