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Clear Crystal

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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Crystal Clear

Good evening! We just heard the beautiful bell sound appearing and disappearing, and we know that all growth decays, and birth ends in death. All phenomena and formations are impermanent. We heard that Ed has been hospitalized due to a … Continue reading

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Karma World & Dharma World

Good morning! We have a warm atmosphere impregnated with moisture, so we may have rain. We cannot see the moon now, with the clouds. Last night we could see the beautiful, bright, full moon. When we see the moon with … Continue reading

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Wholly Wholesome

Good morning! On the way here I heard the weather forecast telling us of a summer-like day, with the temperature going up to 76 degrees, just days after having a snow-white world. We can now see the moon approaching fullness, … Continue reading

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Sitting Still

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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Holy Harmony

Good morning! We had good sittings and a service in holy harmony, powerful unity, and unison. This is only possible with samâdhi (concentration) power in a wholly wholesome state, in total dedication of the body, mind, and world. In our … Continue reading

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Unconditioned Peace – Unsurpassed Awakening

Good evening! We had a beautiful, bright sunny day today, with plants budding, burgeoning, and sprouting. I saw a pretty white star magnolia blooming in full size on a branch I had taken in during the chilly weather and put … 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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Still Sitting

Good morning! The snow fell over fields and forests, covering grass and clothing trees. The white snow purifies and brightens the world. Dogen made a poem: No winter grass being seen, A white heron in a snow field Hides itself … Continue reading

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Mind Moon (心月)

Good morning! Sometimes we miss the full moon. But we always see the morning star in the morning. The morning star tells us it is the dawning of daytime. It becomes the evening star, telling us of the nightfall of … Continue reading

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