Dharma Space

The recent debacle in Washington brings into sharp focus a fundamental flaw in our way of thinking and thus how we wrestle with problem-solv...

Once upon a time in a kingdom far away, there lived a king of great wisdom . Each day the king would hold court and hear the pleas of his p...

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

Have you ever wondered what Rip Van Winkle must have thought when he awakened after having been asleep for twenty years? Time had moved on. ...

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...

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

If it isn’t patently clear by now, “my way” is the highway to somebody else, who considers “our way” the flip side of “their way.” Wouldn’...

The best and worst of times. If a person is born into bondage and is never exposed to anything other than bondage, they won’t know they ...

Allegedly we are a nation based on fixed principles articulated in The Constitution and reinforced by moral beliefs (mostly Christian). With...

The road MOST traveled. “The teacher appears when the student is ready.” Everyone has heard that metaphor, but what does it mean? It ...

We are facing an unprecedented era of crisis, never seen before. Not only is there the evident crisis of fighting a global war with an u...

The high bar of excellence. The answer is, “it depends.” Unfortunately we rarely thoroughly examine colloquialisms, and pretentiousness...

Our reflections. It’s dark, and you can’t see anything. Suddenly the lights are switched on. You’ve never seen the light before, so the gla...

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...

“You say either and I say ither. You say neither and I say nither. Either, ither, Neither, nither. Let ’ s call the whole thing off. You...