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Unconditioned Peace Unsurpassed Awakening Here Now

Posted on March 21, 2013 by Rosan Daido

Good evening!   Today is the tenth anniversary of the Iraq war. Recently we had the second anniversary of the Fukushima nuclear disaster.   We say, “See to the end.” If we truly see to the end, we could not have started wars and nukes with countless casualties, costs, and conundrums.   Not seeing to the end, we become irresponsible and infamous, creating all kinds of problems and sufferings in endless karma ripples, consequences.   Not a mountain moving, with a mouse or mindless mice emerging, but the whole world trembling in joy and tears at the Buddha’s birth and death.   Seeing to the end, the Buddha showed us the “come and see” way, good in the beginning, in the middle, and in the end, for all always and all places.   Zazen is the unity of means and ends, the cultivation and verification of unconditioned peace and unsurpassed awakening here and now with all.   A proverb says, “There are horses running a thousand miles a day, but few find them.” There are treasures, but who actually acts and appreciates them?   3/20/13    

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Equinox Equipoise and Sudden Storm

Posted on September 29, 2012 by Rosan Daido

Good morning!   After the equipoise of fine days during the autumnal equinox, suddenly we had a severe storm warning and heavy stormy rain last night.   So, we see many fallen leaves and branches this morning. We may have … Continue reading →

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Triple Pillars

Posted on July 22, 2012 by Rosan Daido

Good morning!   We have now a short respite from the long spell of dry hot weather. It became cool at night and early in the morning. Especially when we sit in zazen, we can enjoy rest and renewal of … Continue reading →

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Awake or Asleep

Posted on August 23, 2011 by Rosan Daido

Good morning!   When we sit with open windows, we can enjoy insects’ singing, birds’ chirping, the waterfall flowing, and cool air blowing in.   If we close our windows, we will miss these things. If we remain asleep, we … Continue reading →

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Mind Makes Mundus

Posted on August 23, 2011 by Rosan Daido

Good morning!   Our sitting time is now dark, with cool air and insects’ singing. Soon we will have cold air and no insects’ singing.   Some people live in the dark dungeons of devils, with cold air, without truth, … Continue reading →

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From Self-centeredness to Selfless Systeme

Posted on August 18, 2011 by Rosan Daido

Good evening! Toward the end of summer we are now hearing the strong sounds of cicadas. There is a haiku poem: Showing no sign Of dying soon, Cicada sounds. We humans are also going to die soon, as individuals, states, … Continue reading →

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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 →

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Mountains Make Me

Posted on August 4, 2011 by Rosan Daido

Good evening! Dogen said, “When I love mountains, mountains love me.” When we enter a mountain, instantly we can enjoy all the beauty, all the merits of the mountain. Step by step we can enjoy beautiful flowers, trees, mist, breeze, … Continue reading →

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Limitless Life with Limitless Liberation

Posted on August 1, 2011 by Rosan Daido

Good morning! When we sit and settle in truth, peace, and freedom, we can enjoy the beauty of flowers and the goodness of fruits without radiation contamination. With the contamination and the misery caused by the nuclear disaster people in … Continue reading →

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Cultivation, Culture, Civilization

Posted on July 29, 2011 by Rosan Daido

Good evening! The temperature went up to 99 degrees during the heat wave, and some plants are in the critical state of life or death. If we give water to them, they can survive; if not, they cannot. When we … Continue reading →

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