“Excerpts from the December Fan Diary” by Manshi Kiyozawa
Citation
Kiyozawa, Manshi. “Excerpts from the December Fan Diary.” December Fan: The Buddhist Essays of Manshi Kiyozawa, Shinshu Center of America, 2014, pp. 25–28.
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Collations
- True self = committing our life to the Infinite and settling into our present situation.
- When we've committed to the Infinite, life and death are no longer of concern and so are lesser concerns.
- Since we have intellect and feeling, we must feel reverence for the dynamic universe.
- Things beyond our ability, such as determining the origin of the self, its destination after death, and the rising and vanishing of thoughts, show how much we're dependent on Power Beyond the Self.
- Demand not. Seek not.
- Good = contentment with the Path of Heaven; Bad = discontentment with the Path of Heaven
- Contentment prevents you from seeking what others have, which prevents you from being in conflict with them.
- Because of contentment, you can't be harmed by external things or other people.
- Apprehension about being harmed by others is a delusion to be eliminated.
- Materialistic concerns, esp. of physical welfare are the greatest hindrance to independence and freedom.
- An independent person is ready to abandon material things, including physical well-being anytime.
- Whether we or our loved ones die, it is all up to the Path of Heaven.