Continuing from Mystical Christianity: A Critique from Within A large percentage of religious people become and remain quite rigid thinkers because their religion taught them… Read More »The Daily Dharma – July 31, 2021
Mystical Christianity: A Critique from Within I have often wondered how we could have lost such vast wisdom from the ages. I expect no more… Read More »The Daily Dharma – July 30, 2021
The Illusory Self (continued) Most people are still completely identified with the incessant stream of [the thinking] mind, of compulsive thinking, most of it repetitive… Read More »The Daily Dharma – July 29, 2021
The return to the forest of the body, then, necessitates our willingness to step beyond any and all adherence to the past and its traditions.… Read More »The Daily Dharma – July 28, 2021
There Is More Light Here Someone saw Nasrudin searching for something on the ground. ‘What have you lost, Mulla?’ he asked. ‘My key,’ said the Mulla. So they both… Read More »The Daily Dharma – July 27, 2021
Being introduced to the inner refuge of the natural mind sets in motion a powerful journey of transformation. Ignorance of the inner refuge—our true nature—is… Read More »The Daily Dharma – July 26, 2021
To see the preciousness of all things, we must bring our full attention to life. Spiritual practice can bring us to this awareness without the… Read More »The Daily Dharma – July 25, 2021
Do only what you do not regret,And fill yourself with joy. For a while the fool’s mischiefTastes sweet, sweet as honey.But in the end it… Read More »The Daily Dharma – July 24, 2021
The First Principle When one goes to Obaku in Kyoto, he sees carved over the gate the words: “The First Principle.” The letters are unusually… Read More »The Daily Dharma – July 23, 2021
The Sangha is Our Doorway According to what I have said, the Sangha is the door of our true home. Therefore, Sangha-building must be our… Read More »The Daily Dharma – July 22, 2021
