Journal.
Notes from the road. And the cushion. Recent journeys. Encounters. The quiet things I am still learning to understand.
The Last Question
The Last Question I have been sitting with this question for many years, and it still surprises me. Sometimes it comes during a long Vipassana sit, sometimes w...
Read entry →What Ancient Healers Knew About the Present Moment
What Ancient Healers Knew About the Present Moment Last winter, lying on a wooden mat in a small studio outside Chiang Mai, an old teacher pressed his thumb in...
Read entry →Why I Started Learning Thai Massage
Why I Started Learning Thai Massage For years I built companies with my head. I lived above my collarbones, treating my body as a vehicle that occasionally nee...
Read entry →The Difference Between Rest and Avoidance
The Difference Between Rest and Avoidance I sat on my couch last Sunday afternoon and could not tell if I was resting or hiding. My body was still. My phone wa...
Read entry →When the Body Says No to the Calendar
When the Body Says No to the Calendar There was a Tuesday last spring when I sat down at my desk, opened my laptop, and simply could not read the words on the ...
Read entry →The Inner Child the Boardroom Never Invited
The Inner Child the Boardroom Never Invited Last quarter, during a difficult negotiation, I noticed my voice tighten in a way I hadn't heard since I was maybe ...
Read entry →What the Buddha Would Think of LinkedIn
What the Buddha Would Think of LinkedIn I opened LinkedIn this morning before I opened my eyes to the room. That is not a metaphor. Before I felt my own breath...
Read entry →How Sitting Still Changed Everything
How Sitting Still Changed Everything For years I mistook motion for progress. Then one summer I sat for ten days in silence, and by the third morning I underst...
Read entry →The Silence After the Retreat
The Silence After the Retreat I came home from ten days of silence last week, and the world felt too loud even before I opened my mouth. My wife greeted me at ...
Read entry →What Vipassana Taught Me About Control
What Vipassana Taught Me About Control I went to my first ten-day Vipassana thinking I would learn to focus. I came out realizing I had spent most of my life g...
Read entry →Why I Talk to Machines All Day and Still Feel Alone
Why I Talk to Machines All Day and Still Feel Alone Most of my mornings begin with a screen. I greet a machine before I greet my wife, before I greet my own br...
Read entry →The Algorithm Cannot Meditate
The Algorithm Cannot Meditate Last month I sat for ten days in noble silence, watching my breath move in and out. On the eleventh morning I opened my laptop an...
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