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

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