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The Dead Man’s Answer

The Dead Man’s Answer When Mamiya, who later became a well-known preacher, went to a teacher for personal guidance, he was asked to explain the… Read More »The Dead Man’s Answer

Oil painting of a red geranium surrounded by green leaves beside a blue stucco wall in San Antonio Huista, Guatemala.

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

Leeks and a pewter vase still life painting arrangment on a violet and purple background.

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

Still life painting of bright red large and small tomatoes arranged on a white background.

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

Final moments of light illuminating red mesa walls near Abiquiu Lake, New Mexico.

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

One Million Bones art project sculptures of a skull and bones in a field near Silver City, New Mexico

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

The Daily Dharma – May 4, 2021

If we hold ourself in high esteem, we shall be reborn in the lower realms And later, as a human, experience low status and a… Read More »The Daily Dharma – May 4, 2021

The Daily Dharma – May 3, 2021

Is That So? The Zen master Hakuin was praised by his neighbors as one living a pure life. A beautiful Japanese girl whose parents owned… Read More »The Daily Dharma – May 3, 2021

Ballinskelligs Bay on the west coast of Ireland with green fields in the foreground, mountains in the distance and clouds in a blue sky.

The Daily Dharma – May 2, 2021

The Old Man and the Beggar Many years ago, a man was sitting in quiet contemplation by a riverbank when he was disturbed by a… Read More »The Daily Dharma – May 2, 2021