Inner Stillness Arising
Inner Stillness Arising Silence is helpful, but you don’t need it in order to find stillness. Even when there is noise, you can be aware… Read More »Inner Stillness Arising
Daily Dharma
The Nature of Aliveness
The Nature of Aliveness “Our raw aliveness is both the source of particular feelings and the energy circulating fluidity within them, just as water is… Read More »The Nature of Aliveness
An experience among experiences
An experience among experiences “Gaps in the mindstream– spaces between thoughts, moments of quiet, and diffuse felt senses–represent a relative kind of emptiness. These gaps… Read More »An experience among experiences
Vast
Vast “When we are in touch with the ground of our being, we generally feel more expansive. Space feels dynamic, light or full, and there… Read More »Vast
Relating to Life
Relating to Life “Spiritual practice involves exploring who and what we ultimately are- our true, essential nature, shared alike by all human beings. The direct,… Read More »Relating to Life
Just Imagine
Just Imagine “We Americans are reluctant to learn a foreign language of our own species, let alone another species. But imagine the possibilities. Imagine the… Read More »Just Imagine
The Taoteching #7
The Taoteching #7 Heaven is eternal and Earth is immortalthe reason they’re eternal and immortalis because they don’t live for themselveshence they can live foreverthus… Read More »The Taoteching #7
How Grass & Trees Become Enlightened
How Grass & Trees Become Enlightened During the Kamakura period, Shinkan studied Tendai for six years and then studied Zen seven years; then he went… Read More »How Grass & Trees Become Enlightened
The Consequences of Harming the Harmless
The Consequences of Harming the Harmless He who harms the harmlessOr hurts the innocent,Ten times shall he fallInto torment or infirmity,Injury or disease or madness,Persecution… Read More »The Consequences of Harming the Harmless
The Circle
The Circle “There is nothing new under the sun,” says the proverb. I think the meaning is that there are just so many truths or… Read More »The Circle