purpose

May
30
Living with a longer time horizon.

Living with a longer time horizon.

Explore how an expanded time horizon can help us cultivate the qualities that lead to lasting wisdom, compassion, and freedom.
2 min read
May
16
Noticing the Tension Between the Life We Want and the Life We Have

Noticing the Tension Between the Life We Want and the Life We Have

Practice helps us recognize and transform the tension between aspiration and conditioning.
3 min read
Mar
14
What are we really practicing for?

What are we really practicing for?

Practice isn’t about a perfect life or distant awakening. It’s about learning to meet life with composure, confidence, and care, right in the middle of things.
2 min read
Jan
01
Living a Contemplative Life in a Modern World

Living a Contemplative Life in a Modern World

A clear exploration of how to live a contemplative life in a modern world, grounded in wisdom, presence, and everyday practice.
4 min read
Sep
29
Letter to a Young Practitioner.

Letter to a Young Practitioner.

I wrote this letter a few years ago inspired by Rainier Rilke's Letter to a Young Poet. I
4 min read
Sep
05
A Life's Work in One Sentence.

A Life's Work in One Sentence.

Recognize your true nature, share your gifts, and build the better world we know is possible.
Nov
22
Carrying it on.

Carrying it on.

There is great purpose in carrying something. We live in a world where much of what we do and are
1 min read
Sep
08
Silence or art.

Silence or art.

What is the purpose of meditation? For most of the Western world, meditation is a vehicle to a calm mind,
2 min read
May
24
Give yourself the gift of your practice.

Give yourself the gift of your practice.

"What am I going to get out of this?" The beginner wants to have a glimpse of the
2 min read
Apr
20
Answering the call.

Answering the call.

There is something inside of each of us that is calling for us to be more deeply present in the
1 min read