October 2021

. . . Let me tell of Patacara as an example of [one of many women who joined Buddha’s order of female Sangha]. Before she… Read More »The Daily Dharma – October 31, 2021

Continuing from The Untethered Soul . . . This may not sound frightening; it may sound safe. But it’s not. If you do this, the… Read More »The Daily Dharma – October 30, 2021

Continuing from The Untethered Soul . . . People don’t understand that fear is a thing. It’s just an object in the universe that you… Read More »The Daily Dharma – October 29, 2021

The exploration of Self is inextricably interwoven with the unfolding of one’s life. The natural ups and downs of life can either generate personal growth… Read More »The Daily Dharma – October 28, 2021

Use the Tao to help your king don’t use weapons to rule the land such things soon return where armies camp brambles grow best to… Read More »The Daily Dharma – October 27, 2021

Happiness or sorrow – Whatever befalls you, Walk on Untouched, unattached. The Dhammapada

The Voice of Happiness After Bankei had passed away, a blind man who lived near the master’s temple told a friend: “Since I am blind,… Read More »The Daily Dharma – October 24, 2021

I was thinking of the worries which beset me when I was Raja [i.e., an Indian Monarch]. I thought I had security in wealth and… Read More »The Daily Dharma – October 23, 2021

It’s hard to accept [the fact that we don’t need to suffer the way we think we do]. Human beings seem to have a long-term… Read More »The Daily Dharma – October 22, 2021