Daily Dharma

Living in an Age of Fear Let’s just all of us acknowledge that we are living in a time of heightened fear and uncertainty.… The… Read More »Living in an Age of Fear

Who Creates this “Imperfect World”? Note: The following is an excerpt from a teaching by Tomo Geshe Rinpoche to Lama Govinda, the author of The… Read More »Who Creates this “Imperfect World”?

The Sun Hasn’t Reached Its Height “Han-tan is my home,” she said, “and the lilt of the place is in my songs. Living here so… Read More »The Sun Hasn’t Reached Its Height

Being Compulsively Preoccupied with the Future The egoic self is always engaged in seeking. It is seeking more of this or that to add to… Read More »Being Compulsively Preoccupied with the Future

Your ETA Early in the journey you wonder, “How long will the journey take?” and whether you will make it in this lifetime.   Later you… Read More »Your ETA

Attention, Curiosity, and Wonder The most beautiful thing we can experience is the mysterious. It is the source of all true art and science. He… Read More »Pause to Wonder

The Dharma of All Movements Under Kachenla’s [who mentored the author during his brief stay in a monastery in Tibet] kindly guidance, I soon learned… Read More »The Dharma of All Movements

Attention, Curiosity, and Wonder Attention is essential for sparking curiosity. Attention is how the brain neurologically controls and directs consciousness, and this happens primarily in… Read More »Attention, Curiosity, and Wonder

What’s Up? Or Is That Down? Further strengthening our sense of up-down is the cultural coding worked out over millennia in terms of which the… Read More »What’s Up? Or Is That Down?

Be an Island Unto Yourself Note: In this excerpt from the Cunda Sutra, Buddha is gently reproaching Ananda for his grief over the passing of… Read More »Be an Island Unto Yourself