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
Daily Dharma
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
Identifying the True Source of Our Sickness
Identifying the True Source of Our Sickness Lessons on impermanence are not absorbed overnight. Our habits are too entrenched. We learn, have insights, but we… Read More »Identifying the True Source of Our Sickness
What Really Matters in Spirtual Practice
What Really Matters in Spiritual Practice All other spiritual teachings are in vain if we cannot love. Even the most exalted states and the most… Read More »What Really Matters in Spirtual Practice
The Dukkha of Resisting Change
The Dukkha of Resisting Change To realize that life itself is change we only have to look at ourselves and the people closest to us.… Read More »The Dukkha of Resisting Change
Right & Wrong
Right & Wrong When Bankei held his seclusion-weeks of meditation, pupils from many parts of Japan came to attend. During one of thesse gatherings a… Read More »Right & Wrong