June 2021

How long the night to the watchman,How long the road to the weary traveler,How long the wandering of many livesTo the fool who misses the… Read More »The Daily Dharma – June 20, 2021

Dialog: The Key to Peace I have been engaged in peace work for more than thirty years; combatting poverty, ignorance, and disease; going to sea… Read More »The Daily Dharma – June 19, 2021

In beginning a genuine spiritual journey, we have to stay much closer to home, to focus directly on what is right here in front of… Read More »The Daily Dharma – June 18, 2021

The Illusory Self The word “I” embodies the greatest error and the deepest truth, depending on how it is used. In conventional usage, it is… Read More »The Daily Dharma – June 17, 2021

What is Forest Bathing? The word bathing, when used with the word forest, conjures images of swimming in rivers or lakes that are surrounded by… Read More »The Daily Dharma – June 16, 2021

Use the Tao to help your kingdon’t use weapons to rule the landsuch things soon returnwhere armies campbrambles growbest to win then stopdon’t make use… Read More »The Daily Dharma – June 15, 2021

How sweetly the lotus growsIn the [mud] of the wayside.Its pure fragrance delights the heart. Follow the awakenedAnd from among the blindThe light of your… Read More »The Daily Dharma – June 14, 2021

Continuing from The Story of Shunkai . . . She met a Shinshu priest who taught her the name of the Buddha of Love, and… Read More »The Daily Dharma – June 13, 2021

Continuing from The Story of Shunkai . . . In this particular temple the wife of the head priest became jealous of Shunkai’s earnestness and… Read More »The Daily Dharma – June 12, 2021

The Story of Shunkai The exquisite Shunkai, whose other name was Suzu, was compelled to marry against her wishes when she was quite young. Later,… Read More »The Daily Dharma – June 11, 2021