Category: Dharma Journal

I am in awe as I ponder an auspicious event in astrophysics. The first picture of a black hole has recently emanated on computer and video screens around the world. But what is more...

I am sometimes asked to offer some simple guidance based on my experience from a lifetime of study and practice in the realm of religion and philosophy. The following is one possible response to...

The desert is awash with spring rains this year. Drifts of late winter snow seep into the soil, melted by sun and showers of unfrozen moisture. As the earth warms, new growth sprouts into...

“When it comes to matters of the heartThere is nothing a fool won’t get used to.”  Bonnie Raitt Back in the early 70’s, when I was an aspiring Methodist minister, I offered a sermon...

It is early March and I am sitting on the back porch feeling the sun warm my winter-weary bones. Dripping sounds echo from a drain spout as the gutter receives and channels water cascading...

One of the common themes of religions is the importance placed on the role of clergy or religious leaders. This varies from high regard for priests to ‘leaderless’ traditions with a place for respected...

An algorithm is a procedure or formula for solving a problem or creating a specific outcome,  based on conducting a sequence of specified actions. Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and other social media platforms incorporate sophisticated...

We all have personality disorders. There are times when we experience a ‘disordering’ of our so-called functional self. The core of the disorder is a fixation, a conditioned habit of mind, upon which we...

There is an old adage in Buddhism that suggests the importance of having a guru, a spiritual teacher, the person we trust to guide us along the path. Then, when our practice ripens and...

“When you are accustomed to privilege, equality feels like oppression.” I have come across this quote in various forms, from various sources. It surfaces in the arena of racial, gender, and socio-economic identity but...