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Correcting Karma Consciousness

Posted on July 27, 2011 by Rosan Daido

Good morning! In our solid sitting we feel like we’re “sitting alone on the Great Courageous Peak.” The Great Courageous refers to the Awakened One. I remember sitting in the thick mist on Vulture’s Peak, where the Awakened One … Continue reading →

Posted in Buddhism, Civilization, Culture, Ecology, Global ethic, Global problems, Philosophy, Religion, System, Voluntary simplicity, Zen | Tagged awakened one, Buddha, Buddha nature, death ash, four applications, global problematique, global warming, Great Courageour (mahavira), karma, mass extinction, mass killing, nuclear bombs, nuclear disaster, pollution, radiation, sitting/stopping karma, solution, Vulture's Peak, war, Zhao-zhou | Leave a comment

From Separated Selves to Wholesome Whole

Posted on July 27, 2011 by Rosan Daido

Good morning! When we sit in zazen, stilling karma, all the merits of dharma beginning with truth and peace are there. No demerits of karma beginning with falsity and faults exist. We got the news of a man killing almost … Continue reading →

Posted in Buddhism, Civilization, Culture, Ecology, Global ethic, Global problems, Religion, Uncategorized, Zen | Tagged atomic disaster, biological disaster, blind behaviors, blind beliefs, blind men touching an elephant, chemical disaster, corporations, dharma merits, dogmatism, educational institutions, extremism, fanaticism, global problematique, global warming, holy eightfold path, holy four truths, human karma, karma demerits, killing, knowledge and action, mass extinction, matter, media, nations, peace, power, problems, religions, self interest, sufferings, truth | Leave a comment

Crystal Clear Calm

Posted on July 19, 2011 by Rosan Daido

Good morning! When we sit in zazen, we become calm and clear, hopefully crystal clear and calm. We know the temperature today is going up to 100 degrees, with the heat index becoming 111 degrees, but we must also see … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged crystal clear calm, flooding, global warming, holy path, holy truth, hurricane, mass extinction, nuclear disaster, nuclear power, radiation, selfishness, shortsight, tornado, typhoon, zazen | Leave a comment

Triple Treasure

Posted on June 6, 2011 by Rosan Daido

Good morning! After sittings we have a peaceful, calm, and clear world with fresh air. Sitting makes us true. True and tree share the root, deru, enduring, or dhri, holding (root of dharma: form, norm). Trees stay solid, still, and … Continue reading →

Posted in Buddhism, Civilization, Culture, Ecology, Global ethic, Global problems, Religion, System, Uncategorized, Zen | Tagged anuttarsamyaksambodhi, awakening others (jikaku-kakuta), Buddha, buddhas, calm and clear, deru, dharma (form, dhri, global warming, human creation/condition, karma, mass extinction, nirvana, norm, nuclear disaster, participation promotion, peace, practice, problem, Sangha, sangha (community), self-awakening, sitting, suffering, triple treasure, two refuges, war | Leave a comment

Still Serene Satisfaction

Posted on June 5, 2011 by Rosan Daido

Good morning! After a while of sitting, we witness the clear, calm state of the mind and the world; and then we are able to see the merit of sitting and stopping karma. Otherwise, we just go on according … Continue reading →

Posted in Civilization, Culture, Global problems, Religion, Uncategorized, Zen | Tagged body, death, disaster, emancipation, emotion, free functioning, freedom, full function, global warming, habit, insitution, karma, liberation, mass extinction, mind, praxis, serene satisfaction, society | Leave a comment

Saving All

Posted on May 28, 2011 by Rosan Daido

Good evening! Dogen said, “To learn the Awakened Way is learn the self. To learn the self is to forget the self. To forget the self is be verified by all dharma. To be verified by all dharmas … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged awakened way, Brahma, Buddha, Buddhist, Dependent Origination, destruction of the world, Dharma, Dogen, drop off body and mind, fame and fortune, global warming, karma, laya, mass extinction, self, substance, the world on fire, unconditioned peace, unsurpassed awakening, wholly wholesome world | Leave a comment

Samadhi Stages

Posted on May 19, 2011 by Rosan Daido

Good morning! When we sit in zazen, we can enjoy penetrating peace, purity, and freedom right here and now. If, however, there is a radioactive leak, then the whole world becomes contaminated, confused, and condemned. When there are the four … Continue reading →

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Change at Chance

Posted on May 14, 2011 by Rosan Daido

Good morning! We have threatening clouds, but do not know whether they are clearing up or raining down. The prime minister of Japan announced his request to stop all nuclear reactors at Hamaoka plant, which is close to Tokyo and … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged change at chance, civilization, global warming, grounded thinking, leak, mass extinction, mental orientation from the source, nuke, pollution, population explosion, resource depletion, rinki ouhen (臨機応変), self, society, state, ultimate truth | Leave a comment

Right Form Is Right Norm

Posted on May 14, 2011 by Rosan Daido

Good evening! Even though we’ve had a long, long spell of rain, still it seems to continue. We have a quiet clear world when we sit. Now we encounter heavenly turmoil and earthly turbulences. To see and solve human-created nuclear … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged beginningless verification, buddhas, dignified forms are awakened norms, Dogen, endless cultivation, essential function, functional essence, global warming, human-created disasters, igi-soku-buppo, karma, mass extinction, return to truth, secure unconditioned peace, sit down, unsurpassed awakening, witness peace/awakening, zazen | Leave a comment

Saving Suffering

Posted on May 12, 2011 by Rosan Daido

Good morning! We have a morning with bright sunlight in serene silence. However, the world is immersed in disasters, difficulties, and even deaths at this very moment. The recent tornados, more than 200 over an area of some 150 miles, … Continue reading →

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Correcting Karma Consciousness

From Separated Selves to Wholesome Whole

Crystal Clear Calm

Triple Treasure

Still Serene Satisfaction

Saving All

Samadhi Stages

Change at Chance

Right Form Is Right Norm

Saving Suffering

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