Daily Dharma

Sometimes we think that to develop an open heart, to be truly loving and compassionate, means that we need to be passive, to allow others to… Read More »The Strength of Compassion

Blessed is her birth.Blessed is the teaching of the way.Blessed is the understanding among those who follow it,And blessed is their determination. Buddhafrom The DhammapadaChapter:… Read More »Blessed Be

When your attention moves into the Now, there is an alertness. It is as if you were waking up from a dream, the dream of… Read More »Awakening from a Dream

Beware of the temptation to perceive yourself unfairly treated. from A Course In Miracles

The hermit doesn’t sleep at nightIn love with the blue of thevacant moon.The cool of the breezeThat rustles the treesRustles her too. Ching An (1851… Read More »Night Sitting (a koan)

Supreme enlightenment is not for oneself, not for others, not for fame, not for gain. To nevertheless seek unexcelled enlightenment wholeheartedly and single mindedly, preserving… Read More »How Can You Really Practice the Way to Enlightenment?

The years of a lifetime are a flash of lightning; who clings to objects? They are empty through and through. Even if you care for… Read More »The Autumn Colors of the Thousand Peaks

Young as he was, Lord Tungcame and went in the Emperor’s palace.His blouse was pale and yellow of gosling down;his face and figure were fine… Read More »Whose Son is This?

There came a time when the risk to remain tight in the bud was more painful than the risk it took to blossom. Anais Ninreprinted… Read More »To Bloom

The heavy is the root of the light;The still is the master of unrest.Therefore, the sage, traveling all day,Does not lose sight of his baggage.Though… Read More »The Taoteching #26