Buddhist tradition teaches its followers to regard all life as precious. The astronauts who leave the earth have also rediscovered this truth. One set of… Read More »The Daily Dharma – July 19, 2021

A Parable Buddha told a parable in a sutra: A man traveling across a field encountered a tiger. He fled, the tiger chased after him.… Read More »The Daily Dharma – July 18, 2021

In this [i.e., the body that is “limitless”], I am speaking not of the body that we think we have, the body we conceptualize as… Read More »The Daily Dharma – July 17, 2021

Which is more vital,fame or health?Which is more precious,health or riches?Which is more harmful,Loss or gain?The deeper the [desire]the higher the cost.The bigger the treasure,the… Read More »The Daily Dharma – July 16, 2021

When you become aware of silence, immediately there is that state of inner still alertness. You are present. You have stepped out of thousands of… Read More »The Daily Dharma – July 15, 2021

Does the spoon taste the soup?A fool may live all her lifeIn the company of a masterAnd still miss the way. The tongue tastes the… Read More »The Daily Dharma – July 14, 2021

It is possible to speak with our heart directly. Most ancient cultures know this. We can actually converse with our heart as if it were… Read More »The Daily Dharma – July 13, 2021

Not Far From Buddhahood A university student while visiting Gasan asked him: “Have you ever read the Christian Bible?” “No, read it to me,” said… Read More »The Daily Dharma – July 12, 2021

Sant Kirpal Singh told the following story . . . In 1957 when I was in the hills near Dehra Dun, I saw a person… Read More »The Daily Dharma – July 11, 2021

But there is a new wilderness, a new trackless waste, a new unknown and limitless territory, a new terrain of chaos, that calls us. It… Read More »The Daily Dharma – July 10, 2021