Monthly Archives: February 2012

Lecture and Film Screening “New Hibakusha: Reflections on a Nuclear Crisis”

Posted on February 23, 2012 by Rosan Daido

Hello everyone, This event may be of interest: Today, Feb. 23, 7:30 Brown Rm100, Washington University. Lecture and Film Screening “New Hibakusha: Reflections on a Nuclear Crisis” http://fms.artsci.wustl.edu/events/2012/02/event-586 Gassho, Erin

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Mind Makes Mundus

Posted on February 22, 2012 by Rosan Daido

Good evening!   We have beautiful bright stars in the crisp cool sky. We may see them on a ship in the great ocean or a boat in the fast rapids. Dogen told a story: a man dropped his stuff … Continue reading →

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Seeing the Unseen

Posted on February 20, 2012 by Rosan Daido

Good morning!   We have the below freezing point temperature, but daytime is getting longer and earth is warming up, thus bulb plants are growing with buds. Spring is surely here.   Now in Japan only two nuclear reactors are … Continue reading →

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Living Limitless Life

Posted on February 20, 2012 by Rosan Daido

Good morning!   We could see the very thin new moon earlier. Now we can see beautiful flowers at the altar – lilies showing spring. We have now passed a half month since spring solstice. Even though we have very … Continue reading →

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Beauty of Pollination

Posted on February 20, 2012 by Rosan Daido

Here are the pretty pictures of nature from the op-ed news: Purpose of Education, plus fascinating video   Quicklink submitted by Daniel Geery (Add your own quicklinks easily with the OpEdNews Quick Link Browser bookmark) I asked my Guru Brother once … Continue reading →

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Three Worlds in One Mind

Posted on February 19, 2012 by Rosan Daido

Good morning!   We could see the bright spring sun and the beautiful spring scene this morning. Observations and reports were that we were one week ahead of spring season coming several years ago. So, maybe now we are ten … Continue reading →

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Wholly Wholesome World

Posted on February 19, 2012 by Rosan Daido

Good evening!   We are having nice warm weather going around 60. So, we may say the spring evening worth a thousand gold. In Japan snow accumulated to one meter in a day somewhere.   When snow covers all things, … Continue reading →

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Dharma of Dependent Origination

Posted on February 17, 2012 by Rosan Daido

Good morning!   We could see the beautiful crescent moon. Just recently we saw the full moon and started spring season. We could now feel the spring atmosphere.   Ancient people found the regularity of seasons (ritu) and the shifting … Continue reading →

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Sit and See Way

Posted on February 17, 2012 by Rosan Daido

Good evening!   We have nice rather unusual warm weather. When clouds clear there is no more snow, storm, and thunder.   When we sit and stop our karmas, we can stop three poisons of delusion, craving, and anger.   … Continue reading →

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World without Wars

Posted on February 16, 2012 by Rosan Daido

Good morning!   We have nice wet and rather unusually warm weather. So, now we can see green grass. A proverb says “Rain solidifies soil. (ame  futte chi katamaru: 雨降って地固まる)”   Our miseries and misfortunes may bring us to solutions … Continue reading →

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