Continuing from When You Greet Me I Bow . . . Like the monk in the story (see yesterday’s Daily Dharma), I came to San… Read More »The Daily Dharma – October 1, 2021

There’s an old Zen story that I like very much: A monk comes to the monastery of the storied master Zhaozhou. Diligent and serious, the… Read More »The Daily Dharma – September 30, 2021

You may be sitting in the midst of an unexpressed life. You might have warm feelings for others that you don’t express, ideas and visions that… Read More »The Daily Dharma – September 29, 2021

The farmer channels water to her land.The fletcher whittles his arrows.And the carpenter turns her wood.So the wise person directs her mind. The DhammapadaChapter: The… Read More »The Daily Dharma – September 28, 2021

Reciting Sutras A farmer requested a Tendai priest to recite sutras for his wife, who had died. After the recitation was over the farmer asked:… Read More »The Daily Dharma – September 27, 2021

Compassion, the wish for another to be free of their suffering, is the foundation of all spiritual paths. In Buddhism, it’s even said that compassion… Read More »The Daily Dharma – September 26, 2021

The incident [of having the “insane” woman mirroring myself back to me] not only gave me a first glimpse of awareness, it also planted the… Read More »The Daily Dharma – September 24, 2021

Continuing from The Naked Now . . . Fundamentalism suffers from the same false seeing. It is basically a love affair with works and ideas… Read More »The Daily Dharma – September 23, 2021

Continuing from The Naked Now . . . Philosophically and psychologically, a certain assent precedes all true knowing. If you watch closely, you will often… Read More »The Daily Dharma – September 22, 2021