Midweek: How Do You Use Your 5 Senses?
Khenpo Gawang Rinpoche, my favorite Daily Dharma speaker, charms me with his infectious grin. I love how he…
Dag Hammarskold’s Wisdom & Connection To Mystery
“Never, never, for the sake of peace, deny your own experience.”*I think I remember Hammarskold’s book, Markings, on my bookshelves…
Do You Have “Negative Capability”?
Negative Capability?Do I have it?Trying to develop more.Why?If I had more Negative Capability, I would be less uncomfortable…
Simple Words At End Of Week – #173
The most basic and powerful way to connect to another person is to listen. Just listen. Perhaps the…
Why Are Path Pictures Popular?
This might be my 68th photograph of this path, a path I’ve been making friends with since moving to Urbandale…
What Is Fearlessness? – #172
Lodro Rinzler is not afraid of anything. At least he’s not afraid to title his books provocatively: The Buddha…
Mid Week: Is Your Mind Luminous?
The more unified, stable, luminous, and attentive the mind is at this moment, the more profound the experience.*…
Remember To Accept – # 171
Kate Lila Wheeler* impressed me with her Daily Dharma Talk yesterday using the eponymous title of my blog post. (Note:…
Midweek Strange Bedfellows: Anger & Patience
“Patience is an ever present alternative to the mind’s endemic restlessness and impatience. Scratch the surface of impatience…