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...

Some years ago, my teacher painted calligraphy for me that said, “A single drop of rain waters 10,000 pines.” While not literally true...

The fusion of two worlds Sixteenth-century Spanish mystic Saint John of the Cross wrote a poem that narrates the journey of th...

Today is Sunday, the day in the week when Christians around the world go to church, hoping to hear a sermon of inspiration and goodwill. The...

The essential question. I originally posted this years ago, but we have short memories so re-posting may not be a bad thing. The curren...

Much truth here. “Have you found Jesus? I didn’t know he was lost.” Okay, so it’s an old joke and more than likely considered sacrilegious...

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

Some say we come into this world as a blank slate, upon which is A high cost to pay.  written the moment-by-moment experiences of mortal lif...

Fate vs. Karma I’m somewhat of a hybrid anomaly. I never consciously intended to become spiritual, yet it happened anyway. Nor did I ever pl...

In Buddhist thought, a poisonous monster lives inside each of us and it has three characteristics— greed, anger, and delusion   (or ignor...