Tag Archives: Dogen

People against Power and for Planet

Posted on October 9, 2011 by Rosan Daido

Good morning! We have had a cloudless autumn sky (akibare: 秋晴れ) for many days now. When we sit we can enjoy a cloudless world. This is because of the clear calm air. But, when it gets colder, we have … Continue reading →

Live Limitless Lucky Life

Posted on September 30, 2011 by Rosan Daido

Good evening! Already the equinox has passed away, but we can live in equanimity (throwing away), nirvana, windless state of human karmas or samsara sufferings, whenever we sit in zazen. Dogen said, “Zazen has limitless merits.” He also … Continue reading →

Posted in Buddhism, Civilization, Culture, Ecology, Global ethic, Global problems, Philosophy, Religion, System, Voluntary simplicity, Zen | Tagged amrita (ambrosia, Dogen, equinimity, equinox, global warming, gross happiness index instead of GDP, happiest society among buddhas (awakened ones) living on joy/happiness, ILO, immortality, jobless, karma, learning limitless liberation/light/love/luck, limitless luck without limited minds, limitless merits/least harm, make your day with practice in equanimity/joy/compassion/friendship, mass extinction, massproduction/consumption/wasting, mind without turbulence/turbidity, nirvana (windless of karma), purify the mind in truth/peace/beauty/goodness/holiness, samsara suffering, tasting amrita, tree: true/peace/harmony, undernourished, zazen, zazen has limitless merits | Leave a comment

Loving Mountains Is Mountains Loving

Posted on September 30, 2011 by Rosan Daido

Good morning! Now we have chilly morning air, below 50 degrees. We had the news that Wangari Maathai passed away. She received a Nobel Peace Prize, planting trees not only in Africa, but all over the globe, not only … Continue reading →

Posted in Buddhism, Civilization, Culture, Ecology, Global ethic, Global problems, Philosophy, Religion, System, Voluntary simplicity, Zen | Tagged all interrelated and interacting, Dogen, energy resources, energy the sun gives, expend everything?, flowers blooming: butterflies coming, Hiroaki Koide, limitless life/light/liberation/love, mottainai (too precious to waste), mountains love me, Nobel Peace Prize, Ryokan, unconditioned peace: unsurpassed awakening, Wangari Maathai | Leave a comment

Tasting Truth in Triple Treasure

Posted on September 26, 2011 by Rosan Daido

Good morning! We have a beautiful day for our equinox sesshin. This morning it was chilly. So, when I drove, I found the car windows becoming foggy. When we move in a chilly atmosphere, our windows become foggy, and … Continue reading →

Posted in Buddhism, Civilization, Culture, Ecology, Global ethic, Global problems, Philosophy, Religion, System, Voluntary simplicity, Zen | Tagged /health/holiness/happiness, amrita (ambrosia/immortality), anxiety for tomorrow, awakened state/nature/mind, cold world with competition/conflict: clouded world with calamity/catastrophe, cultivating karma in concentration/continuity, cultivation: cutting/changing karma, cutting karma like water jets/water drops, dharma (truth) world in pure peace, Dogen, embracing all in compassion/wisdom, etc.), fear of death, global warming, harmony, holy/harmonious world, karma creation (self sense/survival instinct/fear/hatred/worry/desire, limitless life/light/liberation/love/learning, mass extinction, mundane within supramundane not vice versa, no parting from forest/monastery/sangha/supramundane, path cycle (aspiration/action/unsurpassed awakening/unconditioned peace), peace/prognosis here/now, sit still/serene : see no separation/suffering/attachment/aversion, truth world in peace | Leave a comment

Practice Is Perfection

Posted on September 18, 2011 by Rosan Daido

Good morning! In and after our sittings we have been enjoying a beautiful autumn morning, penetrated by the pure sound of rain falling on leaves, permeated by fresh moistened air, and pervaded by abundant green plants. We are … Continue reading →

Posted in Buddhism, Civilization, Culture, Ecology, Global ethic, Global problems, Philosophy, Religion, System, Voluntary simplicity, Zen | Tagged Amitabha, Amitayus, Avalokiteshvara (Avalokitasvara) Bodhisattva, bodhisattva, Buddha, buddha function/fruition, Dogen, equinox, four view of water (water/palace/bloodbath/celestial necklace), free/full function, golden wind, good in the beginning/middle/end, Gotama Buddha, highest dharma, human life like fish life life in drying pool, immortality, in/beyond birth/death, karma (action/action result/habit), limitless life/light/liberation/love/learning, limitless luck/liberation/light/life/love/learning, normal is not necessarily good, path cycle (aspiration/action=cultivation/awakening/unconditioned peace, peace/prognosis: compassion/wisdom, practice/cultivation/action (sit/stop karma/see dharma), Prince Shotoku, Pulitzer Foundation for the Arts, Sawaki Rosahi, Shakyamuni Buddha, Shotoku School, three minds/worlds (great/mature/joyful), ultimate peace/prognosis, unconditioned peace, unsurpassed awakening | Leave a comment

Limitless Light Life

Posted on September 14, 2011 by Rosan Daido

Good morning! Right here and now with open windows we have limitless sounds of insects, birds, and humans. High in the sky the full moon is shining brightly and beautifully. A friend of mine in Japan sent … Continue reading →

Posted in Buddhism, Civilization, Culture, Ecology, Global ethic, Global problems, Philosophy, Religion, System, Voluntary simplicity, Zen | Tagged Dogen, full moon (pure/peaceful/clear/calm/cool/content), Honen, imitless light (amita-âbha), limitless life (amita-âyus), limitless light/life, Myoe, no limited mind = limitless luck | Leave a comment

Cultivation of Changing Karma

Posted on August 28, 2011 by Rosan Daido

Good morning! We now have a nice bright Sunday morning with crisp autumn air, a clear sky, the beautiful sound of flowing water and singing insects, the brilliant colors of flowers and leaves, especially pure and peaceful after still, … Continue reading →

Posted in Buddhism, Civilization, Culture, Ecology, Global ethic, Global problems, Philosophy, Religion, System, Voluntary simplicity, Zen | Tagged atoms for peace, awakened (buddha), blood/tear shedding, bondage, Buddha, Buiddha, change lifestyle, core/coeur, destruction, dictators, discriminating other people/species/generations, discrimination, discrimination/exploitation/extremination, Dogen, enslaving ourselves, equal, exploitation, extermination, fame and fortune, free, global warming, Hiroaki Koide, impermanence, intellectuals, interconnectedness, Jesus, kingdom of God, live on joy, making/holding hundredsof slaves, mass extinction, Master, mentality determines life/world, No Need for Nuclear Power Plants, nuclear power for power - not for people, penetrating prognosis, practice, presidents, prime ministers, pyramid, religion = cultivation, rich man, Ryokan, same compassion, same joy, sameness, samu (work), shed ocean of blood/tear, sit/still karma, sjprt=sogjtedmess. se;f=cemteredmess. de;isopm, small self, small/global pyramids, still karma, taste amrita (ambrosia/immortality), the rich, three minds/hearts (great/mature/joyful), total truth, tru joy/peace/goodness/truth/amrita, true, truthj/peace, ultimate truth/peace/goodness/harmony, unconditioned peace, universal/holy (wholly wholesome) truth/peace, whole heart/body, whole universe, wholly wholesome life, wholly wholesome life/world | Leave a comment

Limitless Luck in Limitless Life

Posted on August 28, 2011 by Rosan Daido

Good morning! When we sit opening the window, we can hear the sounds of water flowing and birds singing, see the color of trees and the sky, and feel the fresh morning air moving. When, however, we close … Continue reading →

Posted in Buddhism, Civilization, Culture, Ecology, Global ethic, Global problems, Philosophy, Religion, System, Voluntary simplicity, Zen | Tagged amrita (ambrosia/immortality), attachment and aversion: greed and hatred; exploitation and extermination, clear and calm open to all, closing window/mind = miss limitless things, Dogen, inexaustible truth/goodness/beauty/harmony/holiness, limited by money/matter = missing priceless treasures, limitless learning/life/light/liberation/love, see short life = find inexhaustible treasure, sense of self, sit still/serene = no killing/stealing/lying/attachment/aversion/delusion, Without limited minds = limitless luck (無窮の福：mugu no fuku) | Leave a comment

Mind Mirror

Posted on August 14, 2011 by Rosan Daido

Good morning! We now have a beautiful Sunday morning. Sitting with the Buddha, the beautiful flower on the altar, the cool breeze, the sound of water flowing and birds’ singing penetrates through our world. We can now enjoy the full … Continue reading →

Posted in Buddhism, Civilization, Culture, Ecology, Global ethic, Global problems, Philosophy, Religion, System, Voluntary simplicity, Zen | Tagged all life forms, amrita (ambrosia/immortality) unconditione peace, beauty, bio-rhythm, Buddha, Buddha mind, cultivation, Dogen, Dragon Palace, fox, full moon, goodness, grace, hare, hummingbird, life, limitless learning/life/light/liberation/love, Mallika, matter, mind mirror, money, monkey, mountain loves me, Pasenadhi, peace, power, Queen, rabbit in the moon, Ryokan, truth, unsurpassed awakening, Urashima Taro, whole world | Leave a comment

Mind Moon

Posted on August 13, 2011 by Rosan Daido

Good evening! As we had a few light showers, we now enjoy cool and clear air. Hopefully, with clouds clearing, we can see the full moon, perfectly round, beautifully brilliant, and calm and clear, enlightening, engendering, and embracing the whole … Continue reading →

Posted in Buddhism, Civilization, Culture, Ecology, Global ethic, Global problems, Philosophy, Religion, System, Voluntary simplicity, Zen | Tagged buddha heart, buddhas (awakened ones), Dogen, enlighten/engender/embrace, fame and fortune, flowers/birds/winds/moon (花鳥風月), full moon, Hitler, limitless learning/light/life/liberation/love, mind-moon, no eye for beauty/truth/peace, Ryokan, short time/small world, sufferings for all, unsurpassed awakening and unconditione peace | Leave a comment

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