Oil painting of a woman seen from a distance through a round portal behind large carved, wooden doors in Suzhou, China.

The Daily Dharma – April 14, 2021

Continuing from The Untethered Soul . . . When you were Dorothy in the fifth grade play you weren’t five foot six, you were four… Read More »The Daily Dharma – April 14, 2021

Nun walking along covered deck surrounded by lush greenery at the Ryoanji Monastery in Kyoto, Japan.

The Daily Dharma – April 13, 2021

Continuing from The Untethered Soul . . . Wait a minute. That’s a fascinating story, but I didn’t ask you what happened to you since… Read More »The Daily Dharma – April 13, 2021

View of people inside the Jama Masjid mosque in Delhi, India, showing red carpets receding into the background underneath curved archways.

The Daily Dharma – April 12, 2021

Continuing from The Untethered Soul . . . No way, that’s not even politically correct nowadays. How could you be Frank Smith’s wife? Are you… Read More »The Daily Dharma – April 12, 2021

The Daily Dharma – April 11, 2021

Continuing from The Untethered Soul . . . Let’s explore this question by playing a game. Make believe that you and I are having a… Read More »The Daily Dharma – April 11, 2021

The Daily Dharma – April 10, 2021

Ramana Maharshi (1879 – 1950), a great teacher in the yogic tradition, used to say that to attain inner-freedom, one must continuously as the question,… Read More »The Daily Dharma – April 10, 2021

The Daily Dharma – April 9, 2021

Who shall conquer this worldAnd the world of death with all its gods?Who shall discoverThe shining way of the [Dharma]? You shall, even as the… Read More »The Daily Dharma – April 9, 2021

Planting Trees; A Path to Enlightenment

Because of this, in the assemblies of the enlightened ones there have been many cases of mastering the Way bringing forth the heart of plants… Read More »Planting Trees; A Path to Enlightenment

The Real Way to Defeat Enemies

We must realize that there is no way for us to overcome all our external foes. If we defeat one enemy, another always arises to… Read More »The Real Way to Defeat Enemies

Being Like Water

The best are like water Bringing help to all Without competing Choosing what others avoid Hence approaching the Tao Dwelling on earth Thinking with depth… Read More »Being Like Water

The Shade of a Cherry Blossom

In the cherry blossom’s shade there’s no such thing as a stranger. Kobayashi Issa