Good morning!
We can now see the crescent moon after the recent half moon, and we’ll
be able to see the full moon a week after
Responding to the heart of spring, insects and animals are coming
out of their hibernation, called keichitsu (啓蟄), at just about this time.
Our hearts are beating beyond our brains and bodies, asleep or awake,
even throughout the total frozen globe.
We should become awakened to the Dharma after our long hibernation
in this once frozen ball, before the total globe becomes a burning ball.
3/7/13
Note: Keichitsu (啓蟄) is “liberation/revelation from confinement
(蟄居, chikkyo),” “coming out of coma confinement,” “awakening
from night of nescience.”
Someone in JUMP (Japan United for Ministry of Peace) group presented
the following picture of an insect (Sastragala esakii) coming out of
confinement with a beautiful heart shape, as if reflecting the heart inside
and responding to the heart of spring, for the occasion of someone’s birthday.
