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Sitting Still

Posted on March 17, 2011 by Rosan Daido

Good evening! We have now the beautiful bright moon in the sky. When we see this planet from the moon, it looks like the moon hanging in the air. Our life is hanging in the air like the sword of … Continue reading →

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Karma Kinetics, 2

Posted on March 9, 2011 by Rosan Daido

Good evening! We say “a day with rain is a day of bad weather” (ame-no furu-hi-wa tenki-ga warui). An essayist, Tatsuno Yutaka, said, “I like rain so much. Perhaps my ancestors were frogs.” Not only frogs, but forests and flowers … Continue reading →

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Cultivation=Verification

Posted on February 28, 2011 by Rosan Daido

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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Cry or Conquer

Posted on February 26, 2011 by Rosan Daido

Good evening! Snow covered the ground, but it’s almost gone now, with the spring sun warming, supporting sprouts shooting up and out. In the human world, suffering snow spreads over the globe, and the globe is warming with human minds, … Continue reading →

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Self-knowledge

Posted on January 29, 2011 by Rosan Daido

Dogen said, “It is the nature of the minds of living beings to seek the knowledge of their selves. Rare, however, are those who see the true self. Only awakened ones know it.” Because we don’t know the true self, … Continue reading →

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Snow, Moon, Flower “雪月花” (Setsugekka)

Posted on January 21, 2011 by Rosan Daido

As we had almost one foot snowfall, I got up early and shoveled the snow from the driveway. I noticed my shovel slanting, moving toward the side already cleared. “Ah, this is it!” So I experimented, first pushing my shovel harder, without … Continue reading →

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