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Adventures of Dharma Dad

ty phillips

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February 2016

February 29, 2016

A Buddhist and a Nun Walk into a Church

I hear her cackle first thing in the morning. I come in at 6:30 am...

February 18, 2016

The Vidyadhara Dream.

In 2011 I was ordained in the Celtic Buddhist lineage. The lineage, much like the...

January 2016

January 05, 2016

Is Your Glass Empty or Full?

Editors' Note: This article is part of the Patheos Public Square on Engaging the New...

November 2015

November 30, 2015

My Four Year Old Guru.

“BELLY BUTTON!” My daughter stands on the ottoman, shirt pulled up over her head and...

October 2015

October 07, 2015

Deciphering The Teenage Girl: A Dad’s Struggle

Meh eh IDK ? whatever Having a conversation with a teenage girl is like having...

September 2015

September 14, 2015

Buddhism and the Barbell: Four Ways that Teaching the Deadlift is Like Teaching Dharma

There is no reason to be alive if you cannot do the deadlift. -Jon Pall...

August 2015

August 14, 2015

Post Traumatic Church Syndrome: A Review

Post Traumatic Church Syndrome...hmmm, this sounds vaguely familiar to be honest. I took the book...

August 04, 2015

Dad, I’ve Been Cutting Myself.

The ultimate truth is beyond words. Doctrines are words, they are not the way. Bodhidharma...

July 2015

July 27, 2015

The Five Precepts of Parenting.

As Brynn and I trudged through the metroparks today, I became enraptured within the welcoming...

July 08, 2015

How Do You Not Find Time to Practice?

“When do you find time for your spiritual practice?” I hear this all the time....

June 2015

June 30, 2015

Walking Away From Buddhism?

I have often thought of giving up my priesthood. Not because I want to drink...

June 24, 2015

An Uncommon View on The Bodhisattva Vow.

Cottonwood puffs float over the lawn like tumbleweeds. The sun is beginning its descent and...

May 2015

May 24, 2015

It’s All a State of Mind.

  Anyone familiar with Mahayana Buddhism, is probably also familiar with the idea of the...

May 20, 2015

Don’t Force The Moment.

  I watch the rain come down slowly, like wet gossamer sheets. Rain drops kiss...

May 12, 2015

Suffering That Changed Me.

Both formerly and now, it is only suffering that I describe, and the cessation of...

May 05, 2015

Zen and The Art of Powerlifting.

To keep the body in good health is a duty, otherwise we shall not be...

May 01, 2015

The Space of Simplicity.

We will develope love, we will practice it, we will make it both a way...

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