Daily Dharma

There is an old story about a famous rabbi living in Europe who was visited one day by a man who had traveled by ship… Read More »The Daily Dharma – January 13, 2022

Monkey Mind The following is a story from the Holy Adi Granth, about people who hunt monkeys.Monkey hunters know the minds of monkeys. They take five… Read More »The Daily Dharma – January 12, 2022

Yielding like the earth, Joyous and clear like the lake, Still as the stone at the door, The master is free from life and death.… Read More »The Daily Dharma – January 11, 2022

Once you have learned to say a fundamental yes, later “no’s” can be helpful and even necessary: without them, you have no protected boundaries or… Read More »The Daily Dharma – January 10, 2022

Who knows others is perceptive Who knows herself is wise Who conquers others is forceful Who conquers himself is strong Who knows contentment is wealthy… Read More »The Daily Dharma – January 9, 2022

. . . This teaching about [the nature of] mind reminds me of a conversation I had with my mother toward the end of her… Read More »The Daily Dharma – January 8, 2022

A short while after this conversation with Ananda, it happened that Shariputra traveled with the Buddha and various of the Brothers to Savatthi. Some of… Read More »The Daily Dharma – January 7, 2022

Mokusen’s Hand Mokusen Hiki was lining in a temple in the province of Tamba. One of his adherents complained of the stinginess of his wife.… Read More »The Daily Dharma – January 6, 2022

Keeping Quiet And now we will count to twelve and we will all keep still. For once on the face of the earth let’s not… Read More »The Daily Dharma – January 5, 2022

[The master] is the charioteer. She has tamed her horses, Pride, and the senses. Even the gods admire her. The DhammapadaChapter: The Master