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...

In the Diamond Sutra ,  the Buddha said his Dharma is no Dharma thus it is called the Dharma. The first time I read this Sutra I thought t...

Choosing the middle doorway. “The Middle Way” is a hallmark of Buddhist thought yet the term is often short-changed or converted into a so...

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

If I were wishing to cross a river to the other side I would need some means to get there. Maybe I would choose a boat and oars and propel m...

Image via Wikipedia Yesterday this identity issue appeared to be unresolved with us trapped in a logical box. So now let’s shift gears and...

There has probably never been a human who didn’t wonder about their own identity and how they fit into the world.  This matter is what drov...

I have a dear friend who considers himself rationally intelligent and, by his own admission, “skeptical.” I’m sure some people hold this com...