No Safety
No Safety “The difference between diving into an ocean of infinite possibility or dying blown to bits by a jealous wind on the beach of… Read More »No Safety
Daily Dharma
Nature as a Teacher
Nature as a Teacher Look at a tree, a flower, a plant. Let your awareness rest upon it. How still they are, how deeply rooted… Read More »Nature as a Teacher
Even when you are lost
Even When You Are Lost “The land knows you, even when you are lost.” ― Robin Wall Kimmerer, Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and… Read More »Even when you are lost
To be Native
To be Native “To be native to a place we must learn to speak its language.” ― Robin Wall Kimmerer, Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific… Read More »To be Native
Open eyes and open heart
Open Eyes and Open Heart “Paying attention is a form of reciprocity with the living world, receiving the gifts with open eyes and open heart.”… Read More »Open eyes and open heart
Be still, be silent
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
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
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
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
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