Dharma Space

Image via Wikipedia When we are lost—such as now during the global COVID-19 pandemic—it’s reasonable to think about finding our way. In s...

“All the world’s a stage, and all the men and women merely players: they have their exits and their entrances, and one man in his time play...

When examined closely, there is a very curious correspondence between how a septic system works and different states of consciousness. Mor...

Baobab Tree  One of the most challenging spiritual matters to comprehend is the relationship between matter—which is clearly discrimina...

The sky of mind If you’ve been reading my blog, more than likely you’ve come to realize that I’m an outlier. I don’t fit the ordinary c...

The easiest thing in the world is to get swept up in the waves of adversity. During such times it is nearly impossible to keep your cool and...

As a boy living in the Kansas heartland, I learned about farming. My grandmother reared me, and her first rule was “good soil.” Consequen...

“He’s lost his mind.” “She changed her mind.” “I can’t make up my mind.” We use the term “mind” in such an off-handed way that it’s rare t...

One of the most revered teachings in Zen comes from The Heart Sutra , and the central teaching of this Sutra is that Form is Emptiness; Emp...