Daily Dharma

A Day in the Life of a Zen Monk To guard against their [students’] becoming attached to the sitting poster, Zen masters incorporate mobile zazen… Read More »A Day in the Life of a Zen Monk

Learning to be Silent The students of the Tendai school used to study meditation before Zen entered Japan. Four of them, who were intimate friends,… Read More »Learning to be Silent

Sometimes Conditions Produce Happiness, Sometimes Suffering—Simply Witnessing As we practice and become more accustomed to this understanding, we will gain stability. Then we will not… Read More »Sometimes Conditions Produce Happiness, Sometimes Suffering—Simply Witnessing

The Mind’s Partnership with Ego The mind is incessantly looking not only for food for thought; it is also looking for food for its identity,… Read More »The Mind’s Partnership with Ego

Where Do We Find True Happiness? By realizing the true nature of mind, we should not expect ourselves to suddenly become immune to reactions to… Read More »Where Do We Find True Happiness?

The End of the Work As long as a human being worries about when he will die and what he has that is his, all… Read More »The End of the Work

Happiness From a Glass of Cold Water? Now it might be helpful to examine various sources of the experience of true happiness. What are we… Read More »Happiness From a Glass of Cold Water?

At Peace with Not Knowing Become at ease with the state of “not knowing.” This takes you beyond the [thinking] mind because the [thinking] mind… Read More »At Peace with Not Knowing

Reaching the Stream The fool laughs at generosity. The miser cannot enter heaven. But the master finds joy in giving And happiness is her reward.… Read More »Reaching the Stream

A Responsibility to Everyone, Past and Future That a strong sense of social and personal responsibility is inherent in the spiritual freedom of the satori… Read More »A Responsibility to Everyone, Past and Future