Daily Dharma

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

A Zen Practice for Couples A while ago I met two middle-aged people who had recently gotten together as a couple. Each of them had… Read More »A Zen Practice for Couples

Soldiers of Humanity Once a division of the Japanese army was engaged in a sham battle, and some of the officers found it necessary to… Read More »Soldiers of Humanity

On Relationships and Practice I have found that when a couple practices together, there’s a basis or grounding for their relationship. Even if there are… Read More »On Relationships and Practice

The Flowering of Folly The kashta reed dies when it bears fruit.So the fool,Scorning the teachings of the awakened,Spurning those who follow the [Dharma],Perishes when… Read More »The Flowering of Folly

The Taoteching #16 Let limits be emptythe center be stillten thousand things risewe watch them returncreatures without numberall return to their rootsreturn to their roots… Read More »The Taoteching #16

Compassion. Always Compassion I’m writing these words in May 2020, in the middle of the Covid-19 pandemic. Like many others, Kathie [Fischer’s wife] and I… Read More »Compassion. Always Compassion

At Some Point the Shadow Must Be Addressed For [Swiss psychoanalyst Carl] Jung, to be human is to have a Shadow. One of the factors… Read More »At Some Point the Shadow Must Be Addressed

The Spaciousness of Loving Kindness Albert Einstein said, “The splitting of the atom has changed everything except for how we think.” How we think, how… Read More »The Spaciousness of Loving Kindness

The Wisdom of Surrender It is the quality of your consciousness at this moment that is the main determinant of what kind of future you… Read More »The Wisdom of Surrender