Getting Comfortable Talking About Race Talking about race can be uncomfortable, as it forces us to confront uncomfortable feelings from ourselves and others. It forces… Read More »Getting Comfortable Talking About Race
Open Your Own Treasure House DAIJU VISITED the master Baso in China. Baso asked: “What do you seek?” “Enlightenment,” replied Daiju. “You have your own… Read More »The Daily Dharma – November 5, 2021
King Akbar and the Longer Line A king in India, whose name was Akbar, drew a straight line on the ground. He asked the audience… Read More »The Daily Dharma – November 3, 2021
The image of Jesus that is presented to us is usually of Jesus on the cross. This is a very painful image for me. It… Read More »The Daily Dharma – November 2, 2021
Welcome to Undoing Racism Upon learning of the death of George Floyd last spring, Lotus Center’s board of directors felt called to do something. While… Read More »Welcome to Undoing Racism
Letting go is a central theme in spiritual practice, as we see the preciousness and brevity of life. When letting go is called for, if… Read More »The Daily Dharma – November 1, 2021
. . . Let me tell of Patacara as an example of [one of many women who joined Buddha’s order of female Sangha]. Before she… Read More »The Daily Dharma – October 31, 2021
Continuing from The Untethered Soul . . . This may not sound frightening; it may sound safe. But it’s not. If you do this, the… Read More »The Daily Dharma – October 30, 2021
Continuing from The Untethered Soul . . . People don’t understand that fear is a thing. It’s just an object in the universe that you… Read More »The Daily Dharma – October 29, 2021
