Daily Dharma

Be still, be silent Like a broken gongBe still, be silent.Know the stillness of freedomWhere there is no more striving. The DhammapadaChapter: Violence

Original Instructions “In indigenous ways of knowing, it is understood that each living being has a particular role to play. Every being is endowed with… Read More »Original Instructions

The Thief Who Became a Disciple One evening as Shichiri Kojun was reciting sutras a thief with a sharp sword entered, demanding either his money… Read More »The Thief Who Became a Disciple

Mindful Direct Action, Part 3 In this sense, Buddhist teaching proposes political and social activism as a total life project; it is the heart of… Read More »Mindful Direct Action, Part 3

Mindful Direct Action, Part 2 The Buddhist teachings of karma tells us, with great and I do not think misplaced confidence, that good actions bring… Read More »Mindful Direct Action, Part 2

Mindful Direct Action, Part 1 I mention climate change in [some of my past] essays. I forgot that I have been concerned about it since… Read More »Mindful Direct Action, Part 1

All the Stories Escape Us “Between takeoff and landing, we are each in suspended animation, a pause between chapters of our lives. When we stare… Read More »All the Stories Escape Us

The Peace of the In-between State In the literal description of the bardo [a.k.a., “intermediate state”], “in-between” describes an insubstantial, nonmaterial state of being that… Read More »The Peace of the In-between State