Daily Dharma

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

The Hatha Yoga of Walking? Note: The following paragraph is the result of insights the author experienced while trekking through the Himalayan mountains of Tibet.… Read More »The Hatha Yoga of Walking?

The Art of Joyful Doing When you live through the ego, you always reduce the present moment to a means to an end. You live… Read More »The Art of Joyful Doing

Contemplating Climate Change There’s an old Zen saying: “The world is topsy-turvy.” In other words, it’s an upside-down, crazy world. This may seem like an… Read More »Contemplating Climate Change

The Spontaneous Certainty of Being Bound by Neither by Space nor Time When every detail of our life is planned and regulated, and every fraction… Read More »The Spontaneous Certainty of Being Bound by Neither by Space nor Time