Monthly Archives: May 2011

Wholly Wholesome Way

Posted on May 17, 2011 by Rosan Daido

Good evening!   We have now very high temperatures and humidity, but after sweating and taking a shower, I feel very good.   Zen life is not only sitting, but samu. We do samu whole-heartedly – wholly sweating, wholly breathing. … Continue reading →

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Efforts Equate Effects

Posted on May 17, 2011 by Rosan Daido

Good evening!   We now have a nice quiet evening. I hope you enjoy the new flowers blooming and blossoming continuously– irises, roses, lilies, peonies – and also that you enjoy your gardening – cultivating, sowing seeds, seeing germination and … Continue reading →

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Wakeful Way

Posted on May 17, 2011 by Rosan Daido

Good morning! We have now nice moistened air and abundant green, and we may have rain again. We have been having a long spell of rain, with storms and tornados. Typhoon season is beginning now in Japan, in springtime – … Continue reading →

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Day by Day a Delightful Day

Posted on May 14, 2011 by Rosan Daido

Good morning! Every day we can see new flowers starting to bloom and the new day breaking. Dogen said, Flowers fall in lamentation; weeds flourish in detestation.” But if we weed in our garden, we find flowers blooming there. The … Continue reading →

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Delight in Dharma

Posted on May 14, 2011 by Rosan Daido

Good morning!   After a long spell of rain and storms, tornados, we have a very fine, peaceful Sunday morning. We are now having a very bright and beautiful world, especially after our silent, serene sittings.   Last night I … Continue reading →

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Harmony – Holiness – Happiness

Posted on May 14, 2011 by Rosan Daido

Good morning! Now we have a beautiful spring morning with abundant greens, beautiful flowers, and birds’ singing. After fifteen billion years of evolution, we experience this kind of beautiful, truthful, and peaceful world with our bodies and brains. But, if … Continue reading →

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Free Full Function

Posted on May 14, 2011 by Rosan Daido

Good evening! Spring is the season when everything springs up – irises, trees, plants – all growing upright in balance, functioning free and full. Dr. Suzuki of the Suzuki Method tested himself and taught others the best forms to use … Continue reading →

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Change at Chance

Posted on May 14, 2011 by Rosan Daido

Good morning! We have threatening clouds, but do not know whether they are clearing up or raining down. The prime minister of Japan announced his request to stop all nuclear reactors at Hamaoka plant, which is close to Tokyo and … Continue reading →

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Right Form Is Right Norm

Posted on May 14, 2011 by Rosan Daido

Good evening! Even though we’ve had a long, long spell of rain, still it seems to continue. We have a quiet clear world when we sit. Now we encounter heavenly turmoil and earthly turbulences. To see and solve human-created nuclear … Continue reading →

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Unconditioned Peace: Unsurpassed Awakening

Posted on May 13, 2011 by Rosan Daido

  Good morning! We now have unseasonably cold weather with frost here, and a lot of turmoil in this world. We can, however, sit in a calm and clear state anywhere and any time. When we are worn out or … Continue reading →

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