“We’re all going to die, all of us, what a circus! That alone should make us love each other but it doesn’t. We are terrorized and flattened by trivialities; we are eaten up by nothing.” -Charles Bukowski The world of Eastern philosophies and ancient texts all acknowledge a profoundly beautiful concept worth pondering on; the … More The Universal Mind
Long overdue for an update, So I present a longer post for my beautiful readers. xx I’ve been a nomad of the SE Asian domains for the last nine months. From city dwelling to countryside, to spiritual island tropic paradise, onward to hippie town (I label with dear fondness and admiration), through mountains and … More The fictitious (and ever-elusive) concept of identity
“The ancient masters were wise and subtle. Their wisdom profoundly deep. They were careful as one crossing an iced-over stream. Alert as a warrior in enemy territory. Courteous as a guest. Fluid as melting ice. Shapeable as a block of wood. Receptive as a valley. Clear as a glass of water. Do you have the … More Wu wei: cultivating success with no effort
I excessively get caught up in the notion of idealism, which leaves me lacking a capacity to sympathize with imperfections (in myself and in others). Intellectually, I understand how unreasonable of an expectation this is to hold. Obviously no one can attain a status of perfection, yet when a new flaw is revealed to me I find myself inwardly … More Perfectionism and Non-attachment
What does it mean to be human? What does it take to persevere on our most perennial quest — to understand reality and make sense of our place in it? To meditate on the whole of nature is the way of the poet, the philosopher, the seer. It seems that only forms of art, science, and spirituality can … More Connection through solitude
What would it be like to go to sleep and never wake up? To be simply not there, forever and ever? I have often puzzled about this idea. To some extent, we have an inclination for understanding it. There is an interval of time between going to sleep and waking, when we don’t have any … More Life cycles
Reality is a consistent pattern. Reliably impermanent, it is not something to be considered tragic nor feared. People, experiences, feelings, nature, the universe… They are all in a constant state of flux, reminding us that this moment is all we really have. The past is an unchangeable memory, forever out of reach. The future is equally … More The power of transience
Is often misconstrued as a legalistic form in the sense of punishments or rewards for a past deed. In a more naturalistic view, as in Hinduism and Buddhism, what happens to you is in fact what you do. Put in another way, everything that comes to you is a return of what is outputted by you. This is … More Karma
and I’m not quite sure I have words adequate enough to express how incredible it is here. This lifestyle is something I’m already passionately committed to. With over 100 temples to meditate in and forests surrounding the city, I don’t see myself leaving Thailand anytime soon. Over 90% of the population in Thailand practices both … More One week in Chiang Mai… … More One week in Chiang Mai…
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