Vincent Horn

Over at the Dharma Overground, Daniel Ingram dropped some good practical advice for those practitioners who are trying to make progress in their practice. If you are confused with the terms, you might want to check out his book, but rest assured, this dude knows what he’s talking about: If you are one of the [...]

I’m a big fan of the various spiritual maps that describe the territory toward awakening. I’m particularly fond of the maps in the Theravada Buddhist tradition, which include the progress of insight, the 4 stages of enlightenment, and the shamatha jhanas. However, every map that describes the territory of awakening will have its strengths and [...]

I’m working on a short book project and today I constructed a little visual map to try and convey, as simply as possible, the progress of insight. It’s a handy map for seeing the various stages (16 in all) that one goes through on the way to stream-entry (or the 1st stage of enlightenment). Click [...]

I consider Humanistic, Third Force Psychology to be transitional, a preparation for a still “higher” Fourth Psychology, transpersonal, transhuman, centered in the cosmos rather than in human needs and interest, going beyond humanness, identity, self-actualization, and the like. – Abraham Maslow In Abraham Maslow’s famous hierarchy of needs the top of the needs triangle is [...]

Wow, so there is a little best blogging meme spreading, in which my buddies Hokai and c4chaos have both nominated Numinous Nonsense as one of their favorite blogs (thanks dawgs!). To keep the meme going, and to appreciate some of my favorite blogs and podcasts, I offer the following (minus Hokai and c4 seeing as [...]

In my close cadre of friends, personal branding has become quite the topic of conversation. Some of my friends are even making money sharing what they know about the subject, and are undoubtedly on the cutting edge in that regard. But even so, I still often wonder if personal branding is bullshit and if it’s [...]

I wanted to share, both for readers and for my own reflection, some of the key points that I took from a recent 3-week retreat. Though it has been several weeks since the retreat ended, I think they are still worth sharing… The practice itself is constantly changing. The techniques themselves, their application and the [...]

[This post was taken from a response that I left a fellow member of the Dharma Overground. He posted a long explanation of his current practice, in which he is modulating between meditation and not-meditating during his sitting sessions. His reasoning is connected with parallels in training that he draws from physical training, and his [...]