Monthly Archives: May 2011

Ego, Envy, Enmity

Posted on May 12, 2011 by Rosan Daido

Good evening! When we sit in zazen, we are in peace, truth, harmony, and holiness. This is good for oneself and others, good all the time and in all places. When we act in the conventional … Continue reading →

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Posted on May 12, 2011 by Rosan Daido

Good morning! Even though it is unusually, unseasonably chilly, we have now a fine, quiet daybreak and a warm spring day. We have different ways of understanding and acting depending on individual judgments, social justifications, and natural … Continue reading →

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Saving Suffering

Posted on May 12, 2011 by Rosan Daido

Good morning! We have a morning with bright sunlight in serene silence. However, the world is immersed in disasters, difficulties, and even deaths at this very moment. The recent tornados, more than 200 over an area of some 150 miles, … Continue reading →

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Profound Peaceful Place

Posted on May 2, 2011 by Rosan Daido

Good morning! It is very fortunate that we can sit together surrounded by the Buddha statues and by the abundant, beautiful green of trees, grass, flowers, and atmosphere impregnated with the water of life, having been living for billions of … Continue reading →

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Flying Fish

Posted on May 2, 2011 by Rosan Daido

Good morning! After the long spell of rain and terrible tornados, we can see abundant, beautiful fresh green in the bright sunlight, and hear the singing of birds carried by the green breeze through our windows. While casualties and calamities … Continue reading →

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Fathoming Fathomless

Posted on May 2, 2011 by Rosan Daido

Good evening! After long lasting rainy days and some stormy days, we are now having a very fine, bright evening, and we can enjoy peace, harmony in zazen. Dogen said, “Zazen is the essential function of buddhas, and the functional … Continue reading →

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Awakened Form/Norm

Posted on May 2, 2011 by Rosan Daido

Good morning! The Buddha Dharma, the Awakened Form and Norm, is to stop human karma in its form and norm, and to take the buddha (awakened) form and norm – to settle in the best, stable, still, serene form, and … Continue reading →

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Monthly Archives: May 2011

Ego, Envy, Enmity

Saving Suffering

Profound Peaceful Place

Flying Fish

Fathoming Fathomless

Awakened Form/Norm

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