Daily Dharma

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

A simple but radical spiritual practice is to accept whatever arises in the Now — both within and without. Eckhart Tollefrom Stillness SpeaksChapter: The Now

Mahayana [Buddhist] teachings distinguish between “aspiring bodhichitta,” which is like planning a trip, and “engaged bodhichitta,” which is actually getting into your car and starting… Read More »Actually Embarking on the Journey

Holy Mystery, Today our hearts turn toward Nepal. We hold the families who are waiting for news, the parents searching for children, the children searching… Read More »A Prayer for Those Waiting In Nepal

Very often, people come to me struggling with anger—angry at what someone has done, disappointed by the political world, or disheartened by the actions of… Read More »Do You Know Why You’re So Angry? Because You Care That Much

Hope is radical openness for surprise—for the unimaginable. If that is the attitude with which we look, listen, and open all our senses, we enter… Read More »Hope

As [your body-mind practice] makes even the mountains, rivers, earth, sun, moon, and stars practice, the mountains, rivers, earth, sun, moon, and stars conversely make… Read More »Natural Symbiosis

Taking responsibility for this moment means not to oppose internally the “Suchness” of Now, not to argue with what is. It means to be in… Read More »Becoming a True Agent for Change