The Daily Dharma – November 21, 2021
Continuing from Spontaneous Creativity . . . Again, the advice in meditation in relation to any emotional experience is: Leave it as it is. My teacher repeated… Read More »The Daily Dharma – November 21, 2021
The Daily Dharma – November 20, 2021
Our emotional energy can derail us or be dynamic fuel for creative expression. Through meditation we can explore our emotions and give a spacious, luminous,… Read More »The Daily Dharma – November 20, 2021
Honoring Native Peoples on Thanksgiving Day
Honoring Native Peoples on Thanksgiving Day For many of us, Thanksgiving is a time to reconnect with family and acknowledge the many blessings in our… Read More »Honoring Native Peoples on Thanksgiving Day
The Daily Dharma – November 19, 2021
On the night of his enlightenment, the story goes, the Buddha was visited by the forces of Mara, the Evil One, who was determined to… Read More »The Daily Dharma – November 19, 2021
The Daily Dharma – November 18, 2021
While the Buddha was in the south of Magadha, I travelled among the people of Kosala. One day I had accepted an invitation to travel… Read More »The Daily Dharma – November 18, 2021
The Daily Dharma – November 17, 2021
Continuing from When You Greet Me I Bow . . . In Buddhist analysis, then, there is not a body. What there is, is form (rupa) – some… Read More »The Daily Dharma – November 17, 2021
The Daily Dharma – November 16, 2021
The Buddhist teachings on the workings of the mind, called Abhidharma, teach us that there isn’t a body per se, just a variety of momentary mental… Read More »The Daily Dharma – November 16, 2021
What does it mean to be white? Do I have white privilege?
What does it mean to be white? Do I have white privilege? Race as a concept and identifier has evolved over the years, and we… Read More »What does it mean to be white? Do I have white privilege?
The Daily Dharma – November 15, 2021
Few cross over the river. Most are stranded on this side. On the riverbank they run up and down. But the wise person, following the… Read More »The Daily Dharma – November 15, 2021
The Daily Dharma – November 14, 2021
While religious traditions tend to some extent to be exclusive regarding our experience, the path of radical questioning is a universally inclusive process. In this,… Read More »The Daily Dharma – November 14, 2021