Transforming Expectations
Transforming Expectations My wife, Kathie, and I were in Fuji Kawaguchiko, a lakeside resort town at the foot of Japan’s Mount Fuji. We had come… Read More »Transforming Expectations
Daily Dharma
Wanting: The Need for More (Part 1)
Wanting: The Need for More (Part 2) As we have seen, ‘having’ — the concept of ownership — is a fiction created by the ego to… Read More »Wanting: The Need for More (Part 1)
Wanting: The Need for More (Part 1)
Wanting: The Need for More (Part 1) The ego identifies with having, but its satisfaction in having is a relatively shallow and short-lived one. Concealed… Read More »Wanting: The Need for More (Part 1)
The Dead Man’s Answer
The Dead Man’s Answer When Mamiya, who later became a well-known preacher, went to a teacher for personal guidance, he was asked to explain the… Read More »The Dead Man’s Answer
The Taoteching #3
The Taoteching #3 Bestowing no honorskeeps people from fightingprizing no treasureskeeps people from stealingdisplaying no attractionskeeps people from making troublethus the rule of the sageempties… Read More »The Taoteching #3
When things fall apart
When things fall apart “Things falling apart is a kind of testing and also a kind of healing. We think that the point is to… Read More »When things fall apart
Finding Happiness
Finding Happiness She who speaks happinessBy hurting those who seek happinessWill never find happiness. For your sister is like you.She wants to be happy.Never harm… Read More »Finding Happiness
The Longing for Love
The Longing for Love The longing for love and the movement of love is underneath all of our activities. The happiness we discover in life… Read More »The Longing for Love
The Five Senses Just Perceive. Nothing More
The Five Senses Just Perceive. Nothing More The five senses always report neutral information. To the ear, sound is always just sound, nothing more. Like… Read More »The Five Senses Just Perceive. Nothing More
The Guideline of Truthfulness
The Guideline of Truthfulness “In Modern Man is Search of a Soul, Jung writes, ‘Thoroughly unprepared, we take this step with the false presupposition that… Read More »The Guideline of Truthfulness