Tag Archives: Buddha

Zen: Chan: Jhana: Dhyana

Posted on December 3, 2011 by Rosan Daido

Good evening!   We have now very cold and clear air. Dogen’s poem titled “The Original Face” reads:   Flowers in spring, Cuckoo in summer, The moon in autumn, Snow in winter, cool and clear.   We will read the … Continue reading →

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Becoming Buddha

Posted on December 1, 2011 by Rosan Daido

Good morning!   Now we have a clear and cool sky and beautiful stars. Starting today, zen practitioners all over the world are starting the Rohatsu sesshin, one week of intensive sitting, some without lying down, to commemorate the Buddha’s … Continue reading →

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From Deluded Way to Awakened Way

Posted on November 27, 2011 by Rosan Daido

Good morning!   We have now clouds threatening to snow, with temperatures going below the freezing point as forecast. But, after sitting we have a clear and calm world.   Yesterday I visited St. Charles for the first time. I … Continue reading →

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Practice in Gratitude

Posted on November 27, 2011 by Rosan Daido

Good evening!   This evening is Thanksgiving evening. We must give thanks not only for food and drinks, but for all beings, which give us life. We must know that we can live only on other lives. Today I forwarded … Continue reading →

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Thanksgiving for All

Posted on November 25, 2011 by Rosan Daido

Good morning!   Today is Thanksgiving Day, when we give thanks not only to harvested food, but to the whole life support system.   Its origin was the thanksgiving of early immigrants for their survival from hunger and death, thanks … Continue reading →

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Penetrating Pure Crystal Clear World

Posted on November 25, 2011 by Rosan Daido

Good morning!   We have a very quiet, beautiful Sunday morning wet with rain, giving life to all plants and animals. The beginning of Dogen’s Universal Recommendation for True Zazen reads:   In exhaustive pursuit, the root of the Way … Continue reading →

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Cut Cut-throat Karma

Posted on November 18, 2011 by Rosan Daido

Good morning!   Now we see the half moon. Unless we get up early or we are interested in the moon, we don’t care about the change of the moon phases. The change of phases is our own.   It’s … Continue reading →

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Sole Space without Separation

Posted on November 15, 2011 by Rosan Daido

Good morning!   We could still see the beautiful bright full moon. As the sun comes out, the moon disappears. Now we see the vast blue sky. Out of the blue come clouds in all forms, colors, and sizes – … Continue reading →

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Skillfulness is Goodness

Posted on November 9, 2011 by Rosan Daido

Good morning!   When we commute here every day, even twice a day, we get familiar with everything on the way and here, and we attain freedom. When we sit in zazen, we become familiar with our body-mind-world and attain … Continue reading →

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Freedom from Falsity

Posted on November 9, 2011 by Rosan Daido

    Good evening!   As we have rain, we can’t see the moon. So the world is in darkness. After the Occupy movement, people all over the world came out from darkness and become disillusioned about the real situations … Continue reading →

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