Daily Dharma

Wisdom Can be Contagious Later the Buddha confirmed that Moggallana was indeed a very capable speaker on the Dharma, as is evident from his discourses… Read More »Wisdom Can be Contagious

The Taoteching #29 Trying to govern the world with force I see this not succeeding the world is a spiritual thing it can’t be forced… Read More »The Taoteching #29

Wishing to Awaken The rain could turn to gold And still your thirst would not be slaked. Desire is unquenchable Or it ends in tears,… Read More »Wishing to Awaken

An Ideal Occupation The more conscious a being becomes, the more they can use any occupation as a vehicle for spreading light. — Ram Dass

May I become a protector for the protectorless, A guide for those who travel on the road, And, for those who wish to cross the… Read More »May I Become a Lamp for those Needing Light

Democracy and Interconnection vs. Fascism and Isolation One way to understand our time is as a battleground of intense narrative disputes. On one side, the climate… Read More »Democracy and Interconnection vs. Fascism and Isolation

The Real Seeker One real seeker for truth is better than hundreds of those who inquire from sheer curiosity , or the mere theorists and… Read More »The Real Seeker

The Teachings of the Awakened If you wound or grieve another, You have not learned [non-attachment]. Offend in neither word nor deed. Eat in moderation.… Read More »The Teachings of the Awakened

The Mind of Wood and Stone Bodhidharma [the patriarch of Zen Buddhism] said, “Each mind is like wood and stone.” Mind here spoken of is… Read More »The Mind of Wood and Stone