The Boy Who Could Not Sleep
Long before he was a monk — before he had even heard the word — a restless boy in Kampala was learning to be still.… Read More »The Boy Who Could Not Sleep
Daily Dharma
Cultivate Simplicity
Take a page out of the Taoist tradition: aim to live in simplicity (pu) and non-action (we wei) — a state of simply being rather… Read More »Cultivate Simplicity
On Anxiety
I am an old man and have known a great many troubles, most of which never happened. Mark Twain
Karma
The premise of the law of karma is that the universe is not merely physical, but also moral. Cause and effect governs the physical aspects… Read More »Karma
Emptiness & Form
Form is empty.Emptiness is form.Emptiness is not other than form.Form, also, is not other than emptiness. Avalokiteshvarafrom The Heart Sutra
External Exploration vs. Internal Exploration
During the three centuries of Tibet’s modern period, the national priority was on monastic education, literary and philosophical creativity, the practice of meditation, the development… Read More »External Exploration vs. Internal Exploration
On the Fortune of Being Human
Noting that a human birth typically provides greater opportunitiesfor spiritual practice than an animal birth, Kalu Rinpoche, a Tibetan high lama who played a major… Read More »On the Fortune of Being Human
There is Only Now
The division of life into past, present, and future is mind-madeand ultimately illusory. Past and future and thought forms, mentalabstractions. The past can only be remembered… Read More »There is Only Now
Listen
“I thank you,” said Siddhartha, “I thank you and accept [the offerto apprentice as a ferry boat operator]. I also thank you, Vasudeva, for listening… Read More »Listen
Joy in the Delights of the Dharma
Upon being asked, “What is the joy in the pleasures of the Dharma?”, Vimalakirti replied, “It is the joy of unbreakable faith in the Buddha, of… Read More »Joy in the Delights of the Dharma