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Shodo Harada Roshi's Newsletters
Latest newsletter: Feb 2009
New Year's messages |
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January, 2010
Taken from Roshi's talk to the sangha at New Year's first tea ceremony-honoring Bodhidaruma. |
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| February,
2009 New Year's message written during Osesshin at Tahoma. |
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| February,
2008 New Year's message written during Osesshin at Tahoma, with comments on the One Drop sanghas, the Buddha's Parinirvana and Buddha's teaching of The Four Noble Truths and the Eightfold Path. |
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| January,
2007 In commemoration of the opening of a new zendo, Tekisui-an, in Poland. |
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| February,
2006 This issue commemorates the tenth anniversary of One Drop Monastery on Whidbey Island. |
January,
2005 Roshi's New Year's greeting reflects on the recent tragic earthquake offering a middle way through troubling times. |
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| January,
2004 Addressing the ongoing conflicts in the world of today, Roshi stresses the importance of doing true zazen. In zazen free from any emotion or attachment, we are able to encounter the truth of our daily life. |
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| January,
2003 Master Ummon said to his assembly, "Every day is a good day." But when things seem as bad as they can possibly get, can we truly still say that? |
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| January,
2002 On the occasion of the year of the horse, this legend and teaching story is offered. "Saio's Horse" is an ancient proverb from China that people understand to mean, "Won't say it is good, won't say it is bad." The story is a most valuable teaching for times when a wisdom is required that goes beyond the duality of good and bad. |
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| January,
2001 Roshi offers a larger view response to the events of 9/11, describing how the Buddha practiced complete non-retaliation of violence. The deeper wisdom that accompanied that nonviolence and still is teaching us today is offered in a little known story that shows how our response to each situation must always be compassionate and creative. |
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Obon |
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| August,
2008 Roshi's commentary on Obon and the precepts in zen practise. |
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Hakuin Ekaku Zenji's Song of Zazen |
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| December,
2007 Roshi's commentary on Hakuin Ekaku Zenji's Song of Zazen on the occasion of Rohatsu osesshin. |
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