Daily Dharma

Compassion. Always Compassion I’m writing these words in May 2020, in the middle of the Covid-19 pandemic. Like many others, Kathie [Fischer’s wife] and I… Read More »Compassion. Always Compassion

At Some Point the Shadow Must Be Addressed For [Swiss psychoanalyst Carl] Jung, to be human is to have a Shadow. One of the factors… Read More »At Some Point the Shadow Must Be Addressed

The Spaciousness of Loving Kindness Albert Einstein said, “The splitting of the atom has changed everything except for how we think.” How we think, how… Read More »The Spaciousness of Loving Kindness

The Wisdom of Surrender It is the quality of your consciousness at this moment that is the main determinant of what kind of future you… Read More »The Wisdom of Surrender

Bright, Beautiful You Discovering real goodness comes from appreciating very simple experiences. We are not talking about how good it feels to make a million… Read More »Bright, Beautiful You

Arresting the Stone Buddha A MERCHANT bearing fifty rolls of cotton goods on his shoulders stopped to rest from the heat of the day beneath… Read More »Arresting the Stone Buddha

The Consequences of Your Mischief Wilfully you have fedYour own mischief.Soon it will crush youAs the diamond crushes stone. By your own follyYou will be… Read More »The Consequences of Your Mischief

Don’t Be Afraid of Who You Are The current state of world affairs is a source of concern to all of us: the threat of… Read More »Don’t Be Afraid of Who You Are

The Shadow Once we commit to the process of self-discovery and enter the alchemical vessel, it is inevitable that we will encounter the aspects of… Read More »The Shadow

Clearing the Cloudy Allow the cloudy water of thought to clarify itself or to clear itself. Do not attempt to stop or create appearances. Leave… Read More »Clearing the Cloudy