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Total Truth

Posted on July 17, 2011 by Rosan Daido

Good morning! In our sitting, the pure sound of flowing water penetrates through our world; the fresh breeze permeates throughout our bodies and minds; the bright, beautiful sunlight pervades the world. This is the world in cessation (nirodha) and the … Continue reading →

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Still Serene Satisfaction

Posted on June 5, 2011 by Rosan Daido

Good morning! After a while of sitting, we witness the clear, calm state of the mind and the world; and then we are able to see the merit of sitting and stopping karma. Otherwise, we just go on according … Continue reading →

Posted in Civilization, Culture, Global problems, Religion, Uncategorized, Zen | Tagged body, death, disaster, emancipation, emotion, free functioning, freedom, full function, global warming, habit, insitution, karma, liberation, mass extinction, mind, praxis, serene satisfaction, society | Leave a comment

Sitting and Samu (Work)

Posted on May 28, 2011 by Rosan Daido

Good morning! After a long spell of rain, according to the weather forecast, we are still continuing rainy days. But, fortunately, we have a very bright Sunday morning today. After the beautiful, stable, soft, and serene bell sounds … Continue reading →

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Samadhi or Suffering

Posted on May 20, 2011 by Rosan Daido

Good morning! As we get up early and come here, we can enjoy beautiful flowers, bright candlelight, fragrant incense, a beautiful bell sound, and the beautiful singing of birds, flowers, abundant green. If we don’t follow this way, we cannot … Continue reading →

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Day by Day a Delightful Day

Posted on May 14, 2011 by Rosan Daido

Good morning! Every day we can see new flowers starting to bloom and the new day breaking. Dogen said, Flowers fall in lamentation; weeds flourish in detestation.” But if we weed in our garden, we find flowers blooming there. The … Continue reading →

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Self Suffering

Posted on March 25, 2011 by Rosan Daido

Good evening! We’re having a nice moment on a spring evening, which is said to be worth a thousand pieces of gold – priceless. I visited Ed, who recently had a stroke, in the hospital. When I visited him, he … Continue reading →

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Spring Storm

Posted on March 5, 2011 by Rosan Daido

Good evening! Just before I left home, a spring storm started with thunderbolts and thunderclaps, raining cats and dogs. The rainfall hindered driving on the highway; even at 30 mph, the wipers at maximum speed couldn’t keep up. This seems … Continue reading →

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Handing Off: Hand’s Full!

Posted on March 4, 2011 by Rosan Daido

Good evening! We just heard a beautiful bell sound, but it’s gone now. Time flies! The grip of the snowstorm has passed and now we’re having spring, with plants peeping out. Today, March 3, is momono sekku (????, festival of … Continue reading →

Posted in Buddhism, Civilization, Culture, Ecology, Global ethic, Global problems, Philosophy, Religion, System, Uncategorized, Voluntary simplicity, Zen | Tagged 5 As, 5 Ls, 5 Rs, 5 Ss, global problem, global system, hand's full, handing offf, karma, mind, pollution, possessed, possession, ultimate solution, world | Leave a comment

Karma Clinch

Posted on March 2, 2011 by Rosan Daido

Good morning! The morning star is always distinctively bright. When I first saw it this morning, it was already pretty high. The very thin moon was just up above the horizon. While driving I saw it disappearing and appearing. Within … Continue reading →

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Mind-Mundus

Posted on February 18, 2011 by Rosan Daido

Good evening! When I left my home to come here tonight, I couldn’t see the full moon. But when I got on the Highway 40 East, I saw the big, bright, golden moon just coming up from the horizon. While … Continue reading →

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