Full moon – Rohatsu
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Moon orbit to the left. Neighbor’s orbit to the right
It’s freezing cold and I ran outside to take this photograph with my hand held camera. It’s out of focus but no matter. It’s Rohatsu. December 8.
Buddhists around the world are sitting in meditation/zazen tonight, all night until dawn to acknowledge and join in the Buddha’s actual experience of sitting through the night until he saw the morning star and attained enlightenment.
I’m seeing the full moon and my neighbor’s Christmas lights.
What was it that he realized?
It was revolutionary…for us all to discover and actualize every day, every moment of our lives.
