Daily Dharma

Gudo and the Emperor The emperor Goyezei was studying Zen under Gudo. He inquired: “In Zen this very mind is Buddha. Is this correct?” Gudo… Read More »Gudo and the Emperor

A Key Spiritual Practice: Maintaining a Sense of Humor Then there is the approach of surrender or humbling yourself to get in touch with goodness.… Read More »A Key Spiritual Practice: Maintaining a Sense of Humor

Murmuration

To Fall in Love There is nothing more miraculous to me than the experience of looking at a baby, especially if the baby is your own,… Read More »To Fall in Love

The Fruit Will Come of Its Own Accord The Practice: Do not be concerned with the fruit of your action — just give attention to… Read More »The Fruit Will Come of Its Own Accord

The Tunnel Zenkai, the son of a samurai, journeyed to Edo and there became the retainer of a high official. He fell in love with the… Read More »The Tunnel

No Teachers of Zen In the ordinary education model, there are teachers who teach, students who learn, subject matter, standards of knowledge, and an educational… Read More »No Teachers of Zen

The Taoteching #17 During the High Ages people knew they were therethen people loved and praised themthen they feared themfinally they despised themwhen honesty failsdishonesty… Read More »The Taoteching #17

Purity is Yours Mischief is yours.Sorrow is yours.But virtue is also yours,And purity. The DhammapadaChapter: Yourself

Beyond the Thinking Mind How easy it is for people to become trapped in their conceptual prisons. The human [thinking] mind, in its desire to… Read More »Beyond the Thinking Mind