The Daily Dharma – Details, episodes & analysis

In this episode, we talk about how we can enable ourselves to experience a spiritual revival, especially when things get hard.

In this episode, we talk about the key elements of tranquility and how to build them in our lives.

In this episode, we talk about transience and the valuable lesson it teaches about appreciating the present moment.

It can be so difficult to decide how to end different things in our lives. In this episode, we talk about the challenges of this process and how to end things with compassion for ourselves and everyone involved. 

In this episode, we reflect on how desire and the pressure to desire things in life can negatively impact us and why it can be a deep relief to replace it with contentment and satisfaction instead.

Do you often feel guilty that you cannot directly help or support those who are suffering? In this episode, we talk about this emotion, what it indicates and why being empathetic towards others can be intrinsically empowering.

Eat. Sleep. Repeat. Being focused on our daily lives can make us feel like we're surrounded by a mental haze. We're so tired that all we can do is see three feet in front of us. In this episode, we talk about "Scottish Mists", a story from Ajahn Brahm's book "Don't Worry Be Grumpy" on how we can find a sense of direction when feeling lost in the mist of life.

How do we live in a world full of injustice without burning ourselves out? In this episode, we explore the challenge of needing to take care of ourselves as well as the communities around us and how to approach this situation with compassion towards ourselves.

Is our suffering 100% our own? In this episode, we explore how the blueprint given to us may very well be extending samsara and how we can instead, choose to opt-out, bit by bit.

Pain is more than just a sensation we want to avoid - it's a wake-up call, a sign of spiritual awakening. In this episode, we explore passages from Pema Chodron's book, "Comfortable with Uncertainty: 108 Teachings on Cultivating Forgiveness & Compassion" on what is the love that doesn't die and why it's the answer in the face of uncertainty and impermanence.