Daily Dharma

Darkness Is an Integral Part of Life “Though there are many different traditions within the Abrahamic religions, they all tend to have principal differences from… Read More »Darkness Is an Integral Part of Life

Five Poisons, Five Wisdoms “The five poisons are directly correlated with the five wisdoms. They are experienced differently, but their fundamental nature is the same.… Read More »Five Poisons, Five Wisdoms

Compassion for Our Obstacles “Someone might imagine spirituality to be a form of biting the lip, becoming a sort of spiritual soldier facing a formidable… Read More »Compassion for Our Obstacles

Ryonen’s Clear Realization The Buddhist nun known as Ryonen was born in 1797. She was a granddaughter of the famous Japanese warrior, Shingen. Her poetical… Read More »Ryonen’s Clear Realization

Memento Mori I once heard a story about a man who had been skiing in the French Alps. With no warning, a blinding snowstorm enveloped… Read More »Memento Mori

Compassion Toward Our Shadow and Neuroses “Suffering is cut when we have compassion toward our shadow and neuroses, when we are able to see them… Read More »Compassion Toward Our Shadow and Neuroses

Pleasure Comes from Impermanence In Nubri [when I was a boy], I used to love to watch the seasons change — the green summer grasses… Read More »Pleasure Comes from Impermanence

They are Bad. Therefore, I am Good I was able to see that every move I made, from a blink, to a breath, to buying… Read More »They are Bad. Therefore, I am Good

To Be Empty and Everything In the Bodhisattva path there is a stage called omniscience. Omniscience means that you can see everything. But it’s not… Read More »To Be Empty and Everything

Black-nosed Buddha A nun who was searching for enlightenment made a statue of Buddha and covered it with gold leaf. Wherever she went she carried… Read More »Black-nosed Buddha