The Daily Dharma – June 8, 2021
Twenty years ago at a conference I attended of theologians and professors of religion, an Indian Christian friend told the assembly, “We are going to… Read More »The Daily Dharma – June 8, 2021
Twenty years ago at a conference I attended of theologians and professors of religion, an Indian Christian friend told the assembly, “We are going to… Read More »The Daily Dharma – June 8, 2021
Desire never crosses the pathOf virtuous wakeful [people].Their brightness sets them free. The DhammapadaChapter: Flowers
Regarding householder mystics . . . Typical is the housewife Manibhadra, who, having received [special, “whispered” teachings from her guru], meditated while her Hindu husband… Read More »The Daily Dharma – June 6, 2021
The Moon Cannot Be Stolen Ryokan, a Zen master, lived the simplest kind of life in a little hut at the foot of a mountain.… Read More »The Daily Dharma – June 5, 2021
Thinking that is not rooted in awareness becomes self-serving and dysfunctional. Cleverness devoid of wisdom is extremely dangerous and destructive. That is the current state… Read More »The Daily Dharma – June 4, 2021
Three Ways to View the Sunset Three [people] stood by the ocean, looking at the same sunset. One person saw the immense physical beauty and… Read More »The Daily Dharma – June 3, 2021
Zen master Dahui, a leading teacher in China somewhat before Dogen [Zenji’s] time, who was notoriously critical of deteriorations in Zen study, stressed that Zen… Read More »The Daily Dharma – June 2, 2021
The perfume of sandalwood,Rosebay or jasmineCannot travel against the wind. But the fragrance of virtueTravels even against the windAs far as the ends of the… Read More »The Daily Dharma – June 1, 2021
Practice Over Parables A Zen teacher once told me something interesting. We were meditating together at my home when my dog began to bark. He… Read More »The Daily Dharma – May 31, 2021
When we discuss “knowing,” we immediately think of humans with our large brains, forgetting that knowing is present in all species, even those we consider… Read More »The Daily Dharma – May 30, 2021