Daily Dharma

“Meditation is about resting completely. Not just physically resting but resting completely. Complete rest includes letting go of all forms of mental effort. Mind is… Read More »The Daily Dharma – December 9, 2021

“We usually think that although the entire universe may not be my show, at least my life is my show. We think that we are… Read More »The Daily Dharma – December 8, 2021

At the end of the way The master finds freedom From desire and sorrow — Freedom without bounds. Those who awaken Never rest in one… Read More »The Daily Dharma – December 7, 2021

Buddhism also asserts that the spiritual journey is unique to each individual. Therefore, of course, it cannot be held, circumscribed, limited, or even ultimately judged… Read More »The Daily Dharma – December 5, 2021

We see what we are ready to see, expect to see, and even desire to see. There is some kind of mutual influence between subject… Read More »The Daily Dharma – December 4, 2021

Of course, in this physical dimension that our surface selves inhabit, [possessions or “things”] are a necessary and inescapable part of our lives. We need… Read More »The Daily Dharma – December 2, 2021

Calling Card Keichu, the great Zen teacher of the Meija era, was the head of Tofuku, a cathedral in Kyoto. One day the governor of… Read More »The Daily Dharma – December 1, 2021

 . . . the wise person, following the way . . . leaves the dark way for the way of light. Free from desire, Free… Read More »The Daily Dharma – November 29, 2021