Daily Dharma

Stopping the War The unawakened mind tends to make war against the way things are. To follow a path with heart, we must understand the… Read More »Stopping the War

Accurate Proportion Sen no Rikyu, a tea-master, wished to hang a flower basket on a column. He asked a carpenter to help him, directing the… Read More »Accurate Proportion

Is Change Exciting to You, or Frightening? The exploration of Self is inextricably interwoven with the unfolding of one’s life. The natural ups and downs… Read More »Is Change Exciting to You, or Frightening?

To Be a True Seeker But she who lives purely and self-assured,In quietness and virtue,Who is without harm or hurt or blame,Even if she wears… Read More »To Be a True Seeker

I Looked for My Self, But My Self was Gone I looked for my self, but my self was gone.The boundaries of my beinghad disappeared… Read More »I Looked for My Self, But My Self was Gone

Disturbing Noises Point to Silence Any disturbing noise can be as helpful as silence. How? By dropping your inner resistance to the noise, by allowing… Read More »Disturbing Noises Point to Silence

Letting Go of the Unnecessary We can travel a long way and do many different things, but our deepest happiness is not born from accumulating… Read More »Letting Go of the Unnecessary

No Freedom from Doubts, No Freedom He who goes naked,With matted hair, mud-besplattered,Who fasts and sleeps on the groundAnd smears his body with ashesAnd sits… Read More »No Freedom from Doubts, No Freedom

The Stingy Artist Gessen was an artist monk. Before he would start a drawing or painting he always insisted upon being paid in advance, and… Read More »The Stingy Artist

Allowing the Waves to Come I saw that instead of needing to get rid of my panic [attacks], I had to become familiar with the… Read More »Allowing the Waves to Come