There’s an inspiration that arises after you’ve really tasted the Dharma. Everything else seems to pale in comparison and you want to deepen and deepen. You’ve fallen in love with the Dharma. There’s a kind of purity of heart that gets activated as you taste the Dharma more and more, and once you have that feeling, you want to keep on going—like a moth to a flame. That’s the doorway to this quality of Devotion.
James Baraz
Spirit Rock Residential Teacher
James Baraz is a founding teacher of Spirit Rock. James started the Community Dharma Leader program and Spirit's Rock Family Program. James leads the online course "Awakening Joy" since 2003. He is a guiding teacher to One Earth Sangha, a platform devoted to Buddhist responses to Climate Change.