Daily Dharma

Observe and Tolerate the Heartbreak “Generally the rational brain can override the emotional brain, as long as our fears don’t hijack us. (For example, your… Read More »Observe and Tolerate the Heartbreak

At the End of the Day, We Don’t Know What’s Going to Happen The frightening possibilities [of the world’s current situation] cannot be denied, but… Read More »At the End of the Day, We Don’t Know What’s Going to Happen

Sour Miso The cook-monk Dairyo, at Bankei’s monastery, decided that he would take good care of his old teacher’s health and give him only fresh miso,… Read More »Sour Miso

The Mystery of Grace “I do not understand the mystery of grace–only that it meets us where we areand does not leave uswhere it found… Read More »The Mystery of Grace

Respect for Earth’s Beings “We need acts of restoration, not only for polluted waters and degraded lands, but also for our relationship to the world.… Read More »Respect for Earth’s Beings

Keep Me Away “Keep me away from the wisdom which does not cry, the philosophy which does not laugh and the greatness which does not… Read More »Keep Me Away

For in the Dew of Little Things “In the sweetness of friendship let there be laughter, and sharing of pleasures. For in the dew of… Read More »For in the Dew of Little Things

Pray “You pray in your distress and in your need; would that you might pray also in the fullness of your joy and in your… Read More »Pray

Today’s Dream “The timeless in you is aware of life’s timelessness. And knows that yesterday is but today’s memory and tomorrow is today’s dream.” Khalil… Read More »Today’s Dream

“Only the hand of Life can contain your Hearts” “Let there be spaces in your togetherness, And let the winds of the heavens dance between… Read More »“Only the hand of Life can contain your Hearts”