Daily Dharma

Appearances are Deceptive A magician mutters a spell over stones and pieces of wood and produces the illusion of men, women, horses, oxen, asses, mules,… Read More »Appearances are Deceptive

On Showing Up for Life If you don’t cozy up to the mystery, you’re missing life… We are here to awaken, to become free beings… Read More »On Showing Up for Life

The Taoteching #31 Weapons are not auspicious tools some things are simply bad thus the Taoist shuns them in peace the ruler honors the left… Read More »The Taoteching #31

Precious Moments The miser who hoards his wealth but neglects the more important values of life is a figure rightly disdained in folklore and literature.… Read More »Precious Moments

Freedom from Clock Time Clock time is not fundamental; it’s an artificial order imposed on the organic flow of experience. It can rule our lives,… Read More »Freedom from Clock Time

Fabricating Conflict to Support the Self The egoic sense of self needs conflict because its sense of a separate identity gets strengthened by fighting against… Read More »Fabricating Conflict to Support the Self

Our Neurotic Tendencies Surrender also means acknowledging the raw, rugged, clumsy, and shocking qualities of one’s ego, acknowledging them and surrendering them as well. Generally,… Read More »Our Neurotic Tendencies

On Connectivity and Identity Perhaps we [humans] made our biggest error in thinking of the world as made of “stuff” to begin with. Fortunately —… Read More »On Connectivity and Identity

Engaged Compassion What can we do to alleviate suffering in the world? Pursuing this question may lead to great compassion, which is based on this… Read More »Engaged Compassion