Dharma Space

  Inside, outside; neither can exist apart from the other. The outside is what most people are concerned with, giving little concern, if any...

Symbol of enlightened purity. Unfortunately, most in the West have not been introduced to the depth and breadth of Eastern wisdom. It is mo...

As the Covid-19 pandemic rages out of control, addiction once again is rising to the top of the news feed. Whenever crises rise, addiction ...

Nearly 400 years have passed since the great Scottish poet, Robert Burns, offered the words, “O would some power the gift to give us to se...

The talent of connecting relevant dots (not all dots are relevant) is a critical one. In a good many cases, what seems as disconnected an...

For some, yes. For others, maybe not. “Just think happy thoughts,” is a prescription some attribute to longevity and a life fulfilled....

I didn’t grow up with any religious or spiritual inclinations at all. I didn’t have any desire to ponder what I considered un-useful specu...

In the Samyutta Agama sutra , the Buddha told a parable of four horses. There is an excellent one, a couple of lesser horses and a ba...

Where is it? A few days ago, I started this series of posts with a challenge: to find your mind, and since then, I have led you through a n...

Study Zen for some time and you’ll begin to see the world in a very different way. You’ll discover there are two realms of life go...

Fabrication? Or real? We humans have a big problem: language. We have invented words for everything regardless of whether the thing is ...

The heart of darkness and light. Until we have seen someone’s darkness, we don’t really know who they are. Until we have forgiven someo...

Everywhere and Nowhere The Internet is an amazing technology linking the minds of anyone on earth who has the means to tap into this vi...