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Tree Truth, 2

Good evening! Tree and true share the same root: dhrî (root of dharma) or deru (durable). Trees work freely and fully with wind, water, light, insects, genes, and everything in their environment. They give oxygen, flowers, fruit, nestling places, and … Continue reading

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Mind Matters

Good morning! Before the day’s activities start, the world is still and serene. Before one’s sense activities start, the world is still and serene. The eye (I) can’t see itself. Karma can’t stop itself. How can we see monkey mind? … 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 Mundus

Good morning! We have an almost full moon now. Sometimes we cannot see the moon, and usually we see waning or waxing moons. But beyond a waning or waxing moon, there is one that is always full, clear, calm, complete, … Continue reading

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System Sense

Good morning! It is always a good morning after sitting, especially with the spring sunlight and warmth, temperatures coming up to the 40s and 50s after a sweeping snowstorm covered tens of states. As the snowstorm was passing through the … Continue reading

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System Shift

Good evening! We had a warm day, 43 degrees, after many days in the 10s and 20s. Snow and ice have melted, and they are melting faster with digging and disintegration. Everything is related and relative. Ecology, economy, society, and … Continue reading

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Mind Moon

Good morning, In the winter sky “the mind moon is lone and round” (????: Panshan Baoji: ????). Though it appears to be a half moon, it is actually whole and round, perfect and peaceful. One bright mind-moon is the world … Continue reading

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Spring Sun

Good morning, When we came out of our houses this morning, we could see the spring sun shining forth with warm rays reflecting on snow and trees, resplendent. Coming here, sitting, we can sense the sunlight penetrating through our bodies, … Continue reading

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About Pine, Ask Pine

The Haiku poet Basho said, “Regarding pine trees, ask pine trees.” The Buddha said, “As we love our selves, others love their selves. So, we must love others’ selves also.” If we listen to pine trees, other plants, other animals, … Continue reading

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