The Living Dharma

Not the dharma readings, nor the dharma talks, but the living dharma, moment to moment.  The teeth brushing, mindful walking, mindful  sitting, mindful food preparing. 

-- 'the here and now' -- a place where there is no drama..." - Fred Eppsteiner, Jan 30, 2023

Follow the Difficult Path

Follow the Difficult Path

Our difficulties are not obstacles to the path; they are the path itself. They are opportunities to awaken. Can we learn what it means to welcome an unwanted situation, with its sense of groundlessness, as a wake-up call? Can we look at it as a signal that there is something here to be learned? Can we allow it to penetrate our hearts? By learning to do this, we are taking the first basic step toward learning what it means to be open with whatever life presents us. Even when we don't like it, we understand that this difficulty is our practice, our path, our life.

--Ezra Bayda, from Being Zen: Bringing Meditation to Life (Shambhala)