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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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Nirvana (Unconditioned Peace)

Posted on April 27, 2011 by Rosan Daido

Good morning! We are having a lot of rain, so we can enjoy abundant green and flowers. But excessive water can also damage plants and cause flooding, landslides, erosion, and other problems. Tornados last night hit and damaged … Continue reading →

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Civilization to Culture

Posted on April 27, 2011 by Rosan Daido

Good evening! We are having thunder and weather sirens. It seems that we have more and more disasters – tornados, typhoons, hurricanes, earthquakes, tsunamis, nuclear disasters, etc. In Japan, in the 40 days following the record earthquake, there have been … 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 →

Posted in Buddhism, Culture, Ecology, Global ethic, Global problems, Philosophy, Religion, System, Voluntary simplicity, Zen | Tagged ambrosia of immortality, amrita, aversion, birth and death, craving, delusion attachment, gain and loss, hatred, impermanence, independent eternal self, karma, live on joyserrering, my body, my mind, nirvana, possessions, samsara suffering, separation, slitude, small self, solitude, stop karma, suffering, three poisons, unsafe unsatisfied sit steadfast, unsettled, whole world, wholly wholesome truth | Leave a comment

Shin-ippo (進一歩: Advancing A Step)

Posted on April 14, 2011 by Rosan Daido

Good evening! Now we have spring in full swing with all kinds of flowers blooming together. Flowers are truthful, peaceful, beautiful, good, and holy – nothing wrong – using natural energy and everything all together. Today we received … Continue reading →

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Fireflies’ Fireworks

Posted on April 5, 2011 by Rosan Daido

Good morning! We can see the morning star shining forth brightly in the east. The Buddha is said to be enlightened or awakened, seeing the bright morning star shining for billions of years. We compare the Buddha mind to the … Continue reading →

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Tomo (Together: 共, Friend: 友)

Posted on April 1, 2011 by Rosan Daido

Good evening! A lot of flowers are blooming – forsythias, daffodils, magnolias, pears, plums, even cherry blossoms are now blooming. We cannot totally enjoy them because of the disaster in Japan – m-9 earthquake, 30m surge tsunami, and the … Continue reading →

Posted in Buddhism, Civilization, Culture, Ecology, Global ethic, Global problems, Philosophy, Religion, System, Uncategorized, Voluntary simplicity, Zen | Tagged attachment, beyond boundaries, compassion, cooperation, delusion, discrimination, earthquake, equality, exploitation, friends operation, karma, nation, nuclear disaster, o-tomodachi sakusen, peace, race, religion, safe, sameness, satisfaction, saving, serenity, simple, spring evening, truth, tsunami, unconditioned peace, version, zz NO AD. COMMENT ALLOWEDextermination | Leave a comment

Shift System

Posted on March 24, 2011 by Rosan Daido

Good morning! Now we have spring drizzling rain over flowers, with a bit of chill. We call this “hana-bie: ???,” flower chill – a little chill with cherry blossoms – a mixed feeling. Spring flowers produce pollen fallout. Nuclear disaster … Continue reading →

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Life Light

Posted on March 23, 2011 by Rosan Daido

Good morning! We saw the beautiful full moon and the morning star this morning. Now we have the bright daylight after sittings and the service. We have a very peaceful, beautiful morning. Before I came here I watched TV news … 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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Saving Suffering

Nirvana (Unconditioned Peace)

Amrita (Ambrosia of Immortality)

Shin-ippo (進一歩: Advancing A Step)

Fireflies’ Fireworks

Tomo (Together: 共, Friend: 友)

Shift System

Life Light

Clear Crystal

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