Tag Archives: unconditioned peace/unsurpassed awakening

House Treasure in Every House

Posted on December 27, 2012 by Rosan Daido

Good morning!   It is seventeen degrees now, but here we can go beyond chill and heat, that is, we can witness nirvana, unconditioned peace, and unsurpassed awakening. That is the Buddha dharma anyone anywhere can witness.   This house … Continue reading →

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Dharma Donation Is Practice Present

Posted on December 27, 2012 by Rosan Daido

Good evening!   The kitchen waste basket was very dark and dirty, but after sitting in bleach water for a few days, it became so clean and pure – universal dharma!   Dogen said that this dharma is abundantly endowed … Continue reading →

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Sit, Settle in, and See the Dharma

Posted on December 24, 2012 by Rosan Daido

Good morning!   After the winter solstice we have a brighter and colder day. After our sittings we have a calmer and clearer world. Before I came here I watched a Japanese TV program on a doctor working with PTSD … Continue reading →

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True Treasure

Posted on December 21, 2012 by Rosan Daido

Good evening! This sitting is the true treasure – in taking refuge in the triple treasures, and in the true practice of the awakened way in unconditioned peace and unsurpassed awakening. 12/19/12  

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Life Revolution

Posted on November 6, 2012 by Rosan Daido

Good morning!   The moon is now almost half full, quickly changing from the full moon we saw at the last sesshin, but brightly shining forth with other stars. The sun is now high and brilliantly shining over the autumnal … Continue reading →

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Narnia and Nirvana

Posted on October 8, 2012 by Rosan Daido

Good morning!   It’s become pretty chilly after the equinox, hasn’t it? We say, “Heat and chill up until the equinox.” Before and after the equinox the weather and the length of the day change, but at the equinox day … Continue reading →

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Global Problems and Solutions

Posted on October 6, 2012 by Rosan Daido

Good evening!   Now we have chilly rain, the temperature not even reaching 50 degrees. So, we have the problems of driving on dangerous highways and catching cold.   When we sit, we witness the Buddha nature, awakening in unconditioned … Continue reading →

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Practice Patch

Posted on May 11, 2012 by Rosan Daido

Good evening!   When we sit in zazen, it is priceless any time. I have been working in my newer vegetable patch. When I visited the older patch on the other side of the yard, I saw a lot of … Continue reading →

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Wholly Wholesome Way with the Whole

Posted on April 22, 2012 by Rosan Daido

Good morning!   It’s now getting cloudier and darker, but in the early morning we had the nice bright sun and some mist, with moistened greens along with abundant singing of birds. The spring sun brought us beautiful spring scenes … Continue reading →

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Spring Storm

Posted on March 2, 2012 by Rosan Daido

Good evening!   Today we had warm windy weather up to 70 degrees and like the first spring storm (haru ichiban: 春一番) when true spring starts.   The incense light is small and scant. The candle light is bigger and … Continue reading →

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