Tag Archives: amrita (ambrosia/immortality)

Disasterless Life

Posted on May 25, 2012 by Rosan Daido

Good morning!   When we get up early and sit, we have cool morning air with birds’ singing and flowers blooming, even if the temperature is going up to the nineties or a hundred.   I forwarded an article about … Continue reading →

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Merit of Morning Meditation

Posted on May 23, 2012 by Rosan Daido

Good morning!   After hot dry days we had nice rain showers last night. This morning we have almost chilly, crisp, clear morning air coming through our open windows. We can see the fresh dense green leaves dancing with birds’ … Continue reading →

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Practice Patch

Posted on May 11, 2012 by Rosan Daido

Good evening!   When we sit in zazen, it is priceless any time. I have been working in my newer vegetable patch. When I visited the older patch on the other side of the yard, I saw a lot of … Continue reading →

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Superbly Soft and Sweet Strawberries

Posted on May 3, 2012 by Rosan Daido

Good morning!   When we get up early and get into nature, we witness the abundant beauty, goodness, truth, and holiness of it, with morning dew, birds’ singing, and beautiful flowers.   When we sit serene and safe, we stop … Continue reading →

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From Triple Malady to Triple Treasure

Posted on April 30, 2012 by Rosan Daido

Good morning!   We are going to have our sesshin. Sesshin means touching the mind (接心) or embracing the mind (摂心), of course not the ordinary deluded mind, but the Buddha mind, truth mind, true mind, tree mind, the truth … Continue reading →

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Wholly Wholesome Way with All

Posted on March 26, 2012 by Rosan Daido

Good morning!   I thought that the dark cloud might perhaps bring rain, but suddenly the bright sun shined forth while we were reciting the Heart Sutra.   This morning I saw yellowish silver lining on clouds. Yesterday evening I … Continue reading →

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Familiar, Free, Full Purity, Peace, Prognosis

Posted on March 18, 2012 by Rosan Daido

Good morning!   We have very thick mist this morning. When we drove through the mist, we enjoy all successive scenes as free familiar truth, beauty, goodness – even traffic light and traps.   But, if we drive through mist … Continue reading →

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Self-conquered Compassionate Conquerors

Posted on February 12, 2012 by Rosan Daido

Good morning!   We have now beautiful bright sunlight and the beautiful blue sky without clouds. And we have beautiful flowers at the altar and all the places. The winter air is crisp and clear; it felt cool and comfortable. … Continue reading →

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Mind-World from Zero to Infinity

Posted on February 12, 2012 by Rosan Daido

Good evening!   When we sit in zazen, we can always have good evening, good day, and good life. Because our sense organs have evolved to deal with the outside environment to keep our bodies safe and life surviving – … Continue reading →

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World from Zero to Infinity

Posted on February 11, 2012 by Rosan Daido

Good evening!   When we sit in zazen, we can always have good evening, good day, and good life. Because our sense organs have evolved to deal with the outside environment to keep our bodies safe and life survive, we … Continue reading →

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