Daily Dharma

On Faith, Confidence, and Independence Faith is very connected with confidence. And for the type of faith we are talking about here, you also need… Read More »On Faith, Confidence, and Independence

One Note of Zen After Kakua visited the emperor he disappeared and no one knew what became of him. He was the first Japanese to… Read More »One Note of Zen

Observe What it Feels Like to Be Bored and Restless The mind exists in a state of “not enough” and so is always greedy for… Read More »Observe What it Feels Like to Be Bored and Restless

Tough Love from Aghori Vimalananda What is fate, after all, but the sum of your past karmas? And what are karmas except debts to be… Read More »Tough Love from Aghori Vimalananda

Stages of the Guru-Student Relationship In the beginning, when you first meet your guru and you are trying to receive teachings from that guru, it… Read More »Stages of the Guru-Student Relationship

The Folly of Investing in Unsustainable Happiness Having done my own research on [observing my experiential application of Dharma and arriving at my own conclusions],… Read More »The Folly of Investing in Unsustainable Happiness

On Spiritual Friendship The Meghiya Sutta [Sutra]  is my favorite Pali text about friendship. It tells the story of the eager young monk Meghiya, who… Read More »On Spiritual Friendship

The Taoteching #21 The expression of empty virtuecomes from the Tao alonethe Tao as a thingwaxes and wanesit waxes and wanesbut inside there is an… Read More »The Taoteching #21

The Vastness of Consciousness The realm of consciousness is much vaster than thought can grasp. When you no longer believe everything you think, you step… Read More »The Vastness of Consciousness