Dharma Space

I love history. Knowing where we came from and how we got here is important. “Real” history—not the fairy-tale version we seem to prefer—tea...

Rearranging priorities. It’s time to add a new word to our contemporary vernacular. The addition is a simple adjustment to the word “id...

There are some essential differences between spirituality ( particularly Zen ) and religions, one of which is Buddhism. To ensure we are b...

When you plunge into Buddhist waters you’ll find yourself in a sea of strange language and foreign concepts. You almost need a codebook to ...

“I feel good.” “I feel bad”—What exactly do those expressions mean? What is the mechanism of feeling anything, good or bad? There must ...

Wise as a serpent. “Man speaks with forked tongue,” ordinarily means someone is deliberately saying one thing and meaning another. In t...

We live in a time awash in technology and assume that it is based on electronics. But the principle of technology is much broader. Fundame...

Duality is a mental divide—the conclusive belief that one thing is separate and different from something else. From within the realm of ext...

In the past few days, a man murdered three women, injured 10 more, and then turned his gun on himself. He left behind many tracks declaring ...

In probing the layers of human physiology and psychology, Paul Broks , neuropsychologist/philosopher, leads us through a haunting journe...