Continuing from Mystical Christianity: A Critique from Within In my own Catholic tradition, the official church has invariably kept mystics, hermits, charismatic types, and “prayer… Read More »The Daily Dharma – August 2, 2021

Continuing from Mystical Christianity: A Critique from Within Throughout history, contemplative seeing appears to be the minority position, which is probably what Jesus is so… Read More »The Daily Dharma – August 1, 2021

Continuing from Mystical Christianity: A Critique from Within A large percentage of religious people become and remain quite rigid thinkers because their religion taught them… Read More »The Daily Dharma – July 31, 2021

Mystical Christianity: A Critique from Within I have often wondered how we could have lost such vast wisdom from the ages. I expect no more… Read More »The Daily Dharma – July 30, 2021

The Illusory Self (continued) Most people are still completely identified with the incessant stream of [the thinking] mind, of compulsive thinking, most of it repetitive… Read More »The Daily Dharma – July 29, 2021

The return to the forest of the body, then, necessitates our willingness to step beyond any and all adherence to the past and its traditions.… Read More »The Daily Dharma – July 28, 2021

There Is More Light Here Someone saw Nasrudin searching for something on the ground. ‘What have you lost, Mulla?’ he asked. ‘My key,’ said the Mulla. So they both… Read More »The Daily Dharma – July 27, 2021

Being introduced to the inner refuge of the natural mind sets in motion a powerful journey of transformation. Ignorance of the inner refuge—our true nature—is… Read More »The Daily Dharma – July 26, 2021

To see the preciousness of all things, we must bring our full attention to life. Spiritual practice can bring us to this awareness without the… Read More »The Daily Dharma – July 25, 2021