Monday, March 30, 2015

Today's Tao / You can't see Tao 14-1


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1. Earth models itself upon heaven. (Ch.25 / Tao)

2. He takes people's heart as his own. (Ch.49 / Middle luck)

3. Tao never has any desire, so we can name it Small. (Ch.34 / Tao)


«From Yama Uba»

Hag
Don’t worry.
Just follow me.


«Interpretation»

Tao - Middle luck - Tao.

Do you wonder what you have to do with Tao? What is the relation between you and Tao? To understand this, the biggest obstacle to the Cartesian mind with a dualism between man and matter is the concept of the Self. In Zen Buddhism, they have found a solution in clearly declaring that there is no such a thing called Self - Mu Ga (No self). Lao Tzu agrees by saying: "The sage always has no heart." But you may wonder what are the thoughts and the feelings that come into your system. Zen Buddhists' answer to the question is:

"尽十方界無一人不自己
[jin juppo (jippo) kai jiko ni arazarumono hitorimo nashi]

In ten nooks and crannies of the whole world, there is no one who is not your own self."

That is to say, the incoming information to your system is the same whether it is visual, sensory, or conceptual. Without using your sensory organs, can you hear what others say? Lao Tzu says: "(The sage) takes people's heart as his own." The world as well as your own self is part of the hologram, which is the manifestation of Tao/Love/Buddha. Then, who are you? True You are Tao/Love/Buddha itself. What do you do in your life? Tao disguising as Yama Uba the hag tells you: "Don't worry. Just follow me?"


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Naoto Matsumoto



Sunday, March 29, 2015

Today's Tao / Love the world 13-13


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1. Gods attained One and got spiritual. (Ch.39 / Tao)

2. Therefore, the world under the sky is happy to support him and never hates him.
(Ch.66 / Middle luck)

3. Although he doesn't know the intercourse of a male and a female yet, his male organ erects itself.
(Ch.55 / Emptiness)


«From Yama Uba»

Valet
It is very kind of you.
It got so dark that we were panicking.


«Interpretation»

Are you afraid of darkness? Are you afraid of meeting someone in the dark? Are you afraid of some spiritual sensation in the dark? Are you afraid of touching someone in the dark? Are you afraid of exposing your vulnerability in the dark? Are you afraid of spiritual communication in the dark? Don't be afraid of darkness. In Shintoism, we say: "You see the truth in the dark. You see illusions in the light." Are you afraid of the truth?


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Friday, March 27, 2015

Today's Tao / Your body = World 13-12


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1. It is relaxing and plans well. (Ch.73 / Emptiness)

2. Truly, Everything and Nothing give birth to each other. (Ch.2 / Good luck)

3. Our side dare not advance one inch, but retreat one foot. (Ch.69 / Good luck)


«From Yama Uba»

This is the pass of Agero.
There aren’t any villages around here.
Night has almost fallen.
Come to my shack.
Sleep there if you like.

«Interpretation»

Emptiness - Good luck - Good luck.

Do you believe in destiny? Do you wonder why your destiny is not favorable to you? Do you go to a church or a temple to ask some deity to have your wish come true? Amida Buddha's role is the same as that of Heaven's net in Taoism. He is responsible for all what happens in this world. Do you wonder why Amida Buddha is not treating you fairly? Are you sure that he isn't? Aren't you as shortsighted as most investors in a stock exchange? Aren't you unhappy about the current situation simply because you are not capable of seeing further in the future? Aren't you refusing a kind offer by Tao as the diva and her valet are hesitating in front of the hag? Hologram and Tao "give birth" to each other. If you try not to advance in your holographic world, surely you will advance. Namu Amida Butsu.


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Thursday, March 26, 2015

Today's Tao / No body, no trouble 13-11


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1. Earth attained One and got stable. (Ch.39 / Good luck)

2. Why do I know what's going on in the world under the sky? (Ch. 54 / Tao)

3. The life of everything; grasses or trees, is soft and fragile. (Ch.76 / Middle luck)


«From Yama Uba»

Hag
[Off]
Hello, hello?
You!
Two tourists over there!
[Enter Hag]
You are looking for a night’s lodging, aren’t you?
Let me help you.


«Interpretation»

Good luck - Tao - Middle luck.

Do you wonder how you can use telepathy? Do you wonder how you can send your message to all without letting them know it? Do you wonder how you can read someone else's mind? Do you wonder why a miracle doesn't take place in your life? Zen Master Dogen says: "If you are reading your own mind, you are reading other people's mind." What the others think is what you think. It is logical because your own self and the others belong to the same hologram. Zen Master Dogen also says: Zen Master Dogen "Sometimes it uses the letters of one hundred grasses; sometimes it uses the letters of ten thousand trees." Grasses, trees, mountains, rivers, and people, including your own self, exist as prayers in order to help you like Yama Uba the hag so that you will emit more Love/Tao. The teachings of the living prayers are all miracles. So is your entire life.


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Wednesday, March 25, 2015

Today's Tao / Trouble and body 13-10


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1. Learn it in the family, and its attainment is abundant. (Ch. 54 / Little luck)

2. The best way is to stay empty. (Ch.5 / Good luck)

3. Then, you can see the beginning of the distant past. (Ch. 14 / Middle luck)


«From Yama Uba»

Valet
How strange!
It is not about time the sun set, but it’s getting dark!
What can we do, madam?!


«Interpretation»

Little luck - Good luck - Middle luck.

Do you wonder what you can do with the past of your family? Do you wonder why you have to suffer because of what your family did long time ago? Do you wonder what you can do with your own past? Do you wonder why you have to be responsible for what you did before? "The best way is to stay empty," says Lao Tzu. What does he mean by "empty"? It is to know that your holographic world is empty. Time is just a  tool or a parameter to organize the sequence of holograms. Past, present, and future take place simultaneously since there is no time in Tao. In Shintoism, they put it this way: "During the day the light projects illusions. At night, without the light we see the reality."


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