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Permanent Peace

Good morning! We are now having spring thunder and rain, which can turn into snow depending on the ambient temperature – life giving rain or life choking snow. Nuclear fission may turn into electric power or eternal peril depending on … Continue reading

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Bupposo (仏法僧:Buddha-Dharma-Sangha )

Good morning! After the strong spring storm we now have spring in full swing, with a bird singing. Don’t you hear it singing, “kite mite, ????, come an’ see!” and “chûi, ??, beware!” One month ago we had a record … Continue reading

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Megalomaniac Machines

Good morning! We’re having a spring rain, which nourishes nature, though for humans it’s rather inconvenient, shutting down our plans. We have a big shutdown of the damaged nuclear power plant, and now a government shutdown in this country seems … Continue reading

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Holy Happy

Good morning! We could see the bright morning star and hear the busier birds’ chirping on the way here. Now we have the cherry blossoms blooming and the bright candle burning at the altar. On the opposite side of the … Continue reading

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Tomo (Together: 共, Friend: 友)

  Good evening! A lot of flowers are blooming – forsythias, daffodils, magnolias, pears, plums, even cherry blossoms are now blooming. We cannot totally enjoy them because of the disaster in Japan – m-9 earthquake, 30m surge tsunami, and the … Continue reading

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Cultivation=Verification

Good morning! After our sittings, we have a very peaceful world inside and out. We are very fortunate that we are walking in the Awakened Way and have the concrete practice to attain it. Zazen is the essential way and … Continue reading

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System Shift

Good evening! We had a warm day, 43 degrees, after many days in the 10s and 20s. Snow and ice have melted, and they are melting faster with digging and disintegration. Everything is related and relative. Ecology, economy, society, and … Continue reading

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Let Us Make a “Global Friends Society” to Solve Global Suffering!

The last century was called “the century of nationalism and wars” amongst nations, with “crimes against humanity” committed against humans, leading to the “first mass murder of human beings.” This century seems set to become “the century of nationalism and … Continue reading

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