Tag Archives: Buddha

Stopping Karma Is Stopping Suffering

Posted on December 19, 2012 by Rosan Daido

Good morning!   We have a calm, warm, bright morning after the last night rain. We say, “After rain earth solidifies.” (Ame-futte chi-katamaru, 雨降って地固まる) Without dust bowls or extreme chill, nature seems to return to life.   Sometimes rain causes … Continue reading →

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Ordination for Ordering

Posted on December 17, 2012 by Rosan Daido

Good morning!   Today is our last day of Rohatsu sesshin and we are going to have Jukai – receiving precepts. Earlier this morning we had denser fog and cloud with rain. It is troublesome to travel under such conditions … Continue reading →

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Awakened One’s Awakening Day

Posted on December 12, 2012 by Rosan Daido

Good morning!   Today, the eighth of December, is the day of the Buddha’s awakening. So, all over the world Zen practitioners, after seven day intensive sitting, celebrate his awakening – an unprecedented feast that solves all problems of all … Continue reading →

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Catch Clear Cool Full Moon

Posted on October 29, 2012 by Rosan Daido

Good morning!   Early risers can catch the cool, clear full moon. Early sitters can catch the bright, beautiful full moon minds.   Dogen saw the full moon and made his poem:   Even in the autumn, when I’d expect … Continue reading →

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Simple Straight Sitting

Posted on October 29, 2012 by Rosan Daido

Good morning!   We will see the full moon in the clear sky tonight. After the leaves have fallen, trees are exposed to crisp cool air. The world is chilly, going to the freezing point now.   After our sittings, … Continue reading →

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Seeking Self or Other

Posted on October 5, 2012 by Rosan Daido

Good evening!   The moon is now approaching almost the half moon phase from the full moon one, and thus the world is illuminated by half.   The Buddha said to youths who were chasing after an improvised girlfriend, running … Continue reading →

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Practice Pertaking

Posted on September 3, 2012 by Rosan Daido

Good morning!   After the long dry hot summer with drought disasters now we have a lot of rain like a rainy season. So, we missed the full moon just a few days ago. I came back from Japan just … Continue reading →

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Healthy Mind/World

Posted on July 18, 2012 by Rosan Daido

Good evening!   When we sit in zazen, we are in good health without stresses and sickness – the triple poison of delusion, craving, and anger, the source of all sufferings.   When our minds are in nirvana, all become … Continue reading →

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Dharma Marks

Posted on June 23, 2012 by Rosan Daido

Good evening!   As today is the first day of fall, the bright sun is still high with bright daylight, like midday. The sky is cloudless, even though it was all covered by ball-shaped clouds this morning.   The bright … Continue reading →

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Eventless Is Holy

Posted on June 21, 2012 by Rosan Daido

Good morning!   We have now a cloudless sky, the bright sun coming up, and a big hibiscus (芙蓉: mallow) has started blooming.   An eventless is a good day (無事是好日) and a noble one (無事是貴人). How can we realize … Continue reading →

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