The Daily Dharma – May 14, 2021
Obedience The master Bankei’s talks were attended not only by Zen students but by persons of all ranks and sects. He never quoted sutras nor… Read More »The Daily Dharma – May 14, 2021
The Daily Dharma – May 13, 2021
The bee gathers nectar from the flowerWithout marring its beauty or perfume.So let the master settle, and wander. The DhammapadaChapter: Flowers Cat and Gerald Portrait… Read More »The Daily Dharma – May 13, 2021
The Daily Dharma – May 12, 2021
Continuing from Living Buddha, Living Christ… … The practice of mindfulness is to be aware of what is going on. Once we are able to… Read More »The Daily Dharma – May 12, 2021
The Daily Dharma – May 11, 2021
Continuing from Living Buddha, Living Christ … The use of alcohol and drugs is causing so much damage to our societies and families. Governments use… Read More »The Daily Dharma – May 11, 2021
The Daily Dharma – May 10, 2021
Continuing from Living Buddha, Living Christ . . . . . . We must also be careful to avoid ingesting toxins in the form of… Read More »The Daily Dharma – May 10, 2021
The Daily Dharma – May 9, 2021
Continuing from Living Buddha, Living Christ . . . In modern life, people think that their body belongs to them and that they can do… Read More »The Daily Dharma – May 9, 2021
The Daily Dharma – May 8, 2021
The Precept of “Mindful Consuming” Aware of the suffering caused by unmindful consumption, I vow to cultivate good health, both physical and mental, for myself,… Read More »The Daily Dharma – May 8, 2021
The Daily Dharma – May 7, 2021
Silence is the mother of the Spirit. It births in us the cloister of the heart. It brings us beyond the noise of chaos and… Read More »The Daily Dharma – May 7, 2021
The Daily Dharma – May 6, 2021
I do not perceive even one other thing, O monks, that when developed and cultivated entails such great happiness as the mind. The mind when… Read More »The Daily Dharma – May 6, 2021
The Daily Dharma – May 5, 2021
The Tao never does a thing Yet there is nothing it doesn’t do If a ruler could uphold it People by themselves would change And… Read More »The Daily Dharma – May 5, 2021