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Equipoise (Upekha)

Posted on May 19, 2011 by Rosan Daido

Good morning! We could see the bright, beautiful dawn before coming here, but now it is overcast. We can hear the sound of the waterfall running and cars racing incessantly – so is life. Dripdrops develop into streaks, streams, and … Continue reading →

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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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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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Sunlight after Suffering

Posted on April 28, 2011 by Rosan Daido

Good evening! After the long spell of rain, now we have a sunny evening. If rainy days last too long the water of life can become the water of death, damaging and destroying flora and fauna. Today is the 25th … Continue reading →

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Greener grass

Posted on April 28, 2011 by Rosan Daido

Good morning! After the tornados we are now having a very quiet Sunday morning. And after our sittings, we have a very peaceful, quiet world. With a lot of rain, now we have dogwoods, spirea, lilacs, azaleas, irises, lilies of … Continue reading →

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Amrita (Ambrosia of Immortality)

Posted on April 24, 2011 by Rosan Daido

Good evening! We are having a lot of rain – trees, plants, and atmosphere are impregnated with water and wind, becoming greener and vivid together with heaven and earth. When we sit, we also become like trees, stopping … Continue reading →

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Mahâ Assâsa (Great Repose)

Posted on April 24, 2011 by Rosan Daido

Good morning! Trees are in repose, resting from photosynthesis, etc., restoring smooth, sufficient, and deep breathing. So, is our sitting in repose, resting from all activities, restoring smooth, sufficient, and deep breathing, that is, life. Thus, we … Continue reading →

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Sit Straight

Posted on April 21, 2011 by Rosan Daido

Good evening! Spring is the time when all things spring up – all plants spring up from the earth, straight and stable, leaning neither forward nor backward, neither right nor left. Our sitting also must be straightened up, … Continue reading →

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Spring Sense

Posted on April 16, 2011 by Rosan Daido

Good evening! It’s said that a moment in a spring evening is worth a thousand pieces of gold (???????). Why is this so? This is the time when all things are in harmony, neither chilly nor hot, after the winter … Continue reading →

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Clear Crystal

Posted on March 21, 2011 by Rosan Daido

Good morning! We have a nice, quiet Saturday morning with bright sunshine. This is the first day of ohigan ?????in Japan, the spring equinox. Ohigan means yonder shore, which stands for nirvana, unconditioned peace beyond billows and torrents. Like the … Continue reading →

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Tag Archives: nirvana

Equipoise (Upekha)

Samadhi Stages

Saving Suffering

Sunlight after Suffering

Greener grass

Amrita (Ambrosia of Immortality)

Mahâ Assâsa (Great Repose)

Sit Straight

Spring Sense

Clear Crystal

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