Good morning!
After sittings we have a serene and still Sunday morning with abundant greens and
beautiful flowers — hibiscus, phlox, rose, mum, gladiolas, lilies — a surprise lily also.
We harvest cucumbers, tomatoes, and even pears and grapes. I picked some Asian
pears, sweet and juicy, for you later.
Yesterday I cleared vines covering tree tops and undergrowth and bushes entangling
with trees. We must constantly watch and weed while the weeds are still small and
before they choke useful plants. We must take good care of sown seeds and
transplanted plants, watering and weeding.
As we cultivate land and enjoy flowers and fruits, we cultivate our minds, bodies,
and the world, and we verify their blooming and bearing fruits. This sitting is the
Buddha heart seal, provided by the Buddha heart for all, as if sealed and stamped
exactly in the same way.
When we sit and still our karma kinetics (mind-body-world systems), Dharma-
dhātu (domain) dawns and develops in the same way that trees develop naturally
when vines and undergrowth disappear. This is the meaning of “fruit is born
naturally” (kekka jinen jō: 結果自然成).
8/3/14
Note: Bodhidharma: “A flower opens five petals and fruit is born naturally
(ikka kai go-yō； kekka jinen-jō, 一花開五葉 結果自然成).”
