Tag Archives: bodhi (awakening)

Good Friends (Kalyana Mitra/Mitta)

Posted on August 26, 2013 by Rosan Daido

Good morning!   We live in the world of interdependent co-origination. Our life is dependent on the environment which is then dependent upon with whom we live. Our life is good if we have good friends, and bad if we … Continue reading →

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Serene Satisfaction

Posted on April 15, 2013 by Rosan Daido

Good morning!   Let’s sit together, then we have the serene satisfaction. Just rest completely, this is called nirvana, unconditioned peace, not conditioned by anything. Then you can taste amrita, ambrosia of immortality – no death, no conception, no emotion, no volition. Then, you become buddhas, attaining unsurpassed awakening.   4/7/13 (family sitting)       Photo by Michael Melford (National Geographic)

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Buddha beyond Karma Clouds

Posted on December 28, 2012 by Rosan Daido

Good evening!   When we look up, we could see the full moon high in the sky.   Beyond the clouds is always the full moon, bright, calm and clear.   Beyond karmas is the Buddha mind, full, bright in … Continue reading →

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Potential Practice Power

Posted on December 13, 2011 by Rosan Daido

Good morning!   We have a nice bright Sunday morning. We had the bright full moon even with the total eclipse. The full moon represents the Buddha mind, clear and calm, bodhi (awakening) and nirvana – windless of karma, where … Continue reading →

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Stay in the Sky and the Sun

Posted on November 15, 2011 by Rosan Daido

Good morning!   We have now a very warm weather with the hazy moon behind the clouds. The full moon has changed swiftly a little smaller and darker. We may have rain today.   But, beyond the clouds and the … Continue reading →

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Holy Truth, Holy Path

Posted on July 16, 2011 by Rosan Daido

Good morning! When we get up early, we can feel the fresh, cool morning air. When we step out from our houses, we can see beautiful nature. When we sit down calm and clear, we can discover how our perceptions, … Continue reading →

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Cultivation=Verification

Posted on June 2, 2011 by Rosan Daido

Good morning!   When we come here and sit in zazen, we can hear the sounds of water falling and birds singing in penetrating pure peace.   The Buddha said, “As one must go through the sole gate to enter … Continue reading →

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Fathoming Fathomless

Posted on May 2, 2011 by Rosan Daido

Good evening! After long lasting rainy days and some stormy days, we are now having a very fine, bright evening, and we can enjoy peace, harmony in zazen. Dogen said, “Zazen is the essential function of buddhas, and the functional … Continue reading →

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