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Wholly Wholesome World-Body-Mind

Posted on April 12, 2013 by Rosan Daido

Good evening!   We say, “A moment in a spring evening is worth a thousand gold pieces.” When we sit like the Buddha, with the best upright posture, assembled hands, and deep breathing, clearing all karmas – physical, verbal, and mental, conceptions, emotions, and volitions – with full power like a water jet cutting metal, we, too, are in unconditioned peace and unsurpassed awakening.   If we sit absent-mindedly, our minds become confused and diffused and our bodies not straight, strong, and balanced. Dogen said, “Awakening is attained with the body, not the mind.” Awakening is attained with the total body, mind, and world in free full function, the dropping off of bodies and minds, so truly wholly wholesome with all, and thus the Buddha mind and body.   4/5/13  

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Clear Calm Cosmos

Posted on March 9, 2013 by Rosan Daido

Good morning!   While most houses are dark or with dreamings, we can see the earlier dawning with the clear crescent moon and calm cloudless sky above, and scurrying bunnies and singing birds below.   The Buddha was awakened to the dawning morning star with all living beings with lands, mountains, rivers, trees, and grass in one clear calm cosmos in limitless liberation life, and free full function.   3/8/13  

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Solid Serene State

Posted on March 6, 2013 by Rosan Daido

Good morning!   This morning’s top news from Japan was on the Tokyo High Court’s verdict of the unconstitutionality of unequal vote values – up to 2.43 times the value of a single vote – not voiding last December’s election. The plaintiffs are going to appeal to the Supreme Court to enforce the verdict and void the election.   We have problems of manipulating elections by men, monies, machines, manufacturers, media, etc. in many places and at any time. But when we sit solid and serene, we can enjoy the solid and serene state in free full function with pure peace and prognosis here and now, this good place and time.   3/6/13  

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Wholly Wholesome Way World

Posted on February 21, 2013 by Rosan Daido

Good morning!   Dogen, in his Genjokoan, Realizing Universal Truth, says,   Cultivation and verification by carrying around the self is delusion. Cultivation and verification of the self by all dharmas coming forward is awakening.   Awakening is seeing and stilling the delusion of the self. Until then there is no awakening. Awakening is accepting and appreciating the wholly wholesome way world in free full function.   2/20/13          

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Wonderful Waking

Posted on June 12, 2012 by Rosan Daido

Good morning!   It is wonderful to wake up early in the morning, see the brilliant sun rising and beautiful flowers blooming, sit in free full function, settle in unconditioned peace and unsurpassed awakening to the dharma, tasting amrita, ambrosia … Continue reading →

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Original State=Nirvana=Awakening=Free Full Function

Posted on May 18, 2012 by Rosan Daido

Good evening!   This morning Scott and I worked in our garden clearing creeping Charlies, etc. covering and choking other plants, and the garden became pretty clean and clear.   Weeding is the major work in samu, doing duty. Eventually … Continue reading →

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Wholly Wholesome Way is Free Full Function

Posted on September 26, 2011 by Rosan Daido

Good morning!   Early this morning we had a very dim moon behind the clouds – a very slender crescent moon, almost new. It soon came out from behind the clouds and shined brightly. Just recently we saw the renowned … Continue reading →

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Emancipation (Mukti, Mutti, Vimukti, Vimokha)

Posted on June 4, 2011 by Rosan Daido

Good evening! From June 1 in Japan people altogether change their dark heavy robes to bright light clothes (called koromo-gae, 衣替え). This makes them feel light and cool. We already can hear the strong sounds of cicadas. Basho made the … Continue reading →

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Luna, Lost, Limited, Limitless

Posted on February 21, 2011 by Rosan Daido

Good morning! We can now sit with our windows open, with a moistened atmosphere, warmth, and drizzling. When we have clouds, we cannot see the moon. When, however, we sit in zazen, our mind moons settle, stilling storms, clearing clouds, … Continue reading →

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