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

It is truly a great cosmic paradox that one of the best teachers in all of life turns out to be death. No person or… Read More »The Daily Dharma – July 21, 2021

The fool is his own enemy.The mischief he does is his undoing.How bitterly he suffers! Why do what you will regret?Why bring tears upon yourself?… Read More »The Daily Dharma – July 20, 2021