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Does Technique Matter?
For many years I relied exclusively on a single technique of meditation: the noting method of vipassana. It’s a simple technique that I learned from one of my teachers, and was originally devised by a Burmese monk named Mahasi Sayadaw. In this technique you use a mental note (or label) to describe whatever it is [...]
The Place of Practice: Integrating Perspectives and Clinging to Nothing
From one perspective there is absolutely no need to practice. From another perspective, practice is essential. Why is it that both are true, and how do we keep from not deluding ourselves as to which is helpful at any given time? So, let’s take the first perspective, which we could call the non-dual perspective. In [...]
Moving to Los Angeles
By the end of this month Emily and I will have moved across the country 3 times in less than a year! Our first move, last summer, was from Boulder, CO to Asheville, NC—both Emily and I are originally from small towns in the Appalachian mountains. That move was unsuccessful for a number of reasons–not [...]
Evolving Dharma
I was recently asked to share some thoughts on the evolution of dharma & technology for a series on Evolutionary Landscapes. Here is a little excerpt from the original piece: As I look around I see the “digital” and “real” worlds are quickly converging, and the result is going to be a future that we [...]
Buddhist Geeks | The Conference
I’m helping to organize and am also participating in the first ever Buddhist Geeks event, Buddhist Geeks | The Conference. Here is a short description of the event: Taking place July 29th – 31st, 2011 in Los Angeles, Buddhist Geeks | The Conference brings together some of the most exciting teachers, leaders and thinkers from [...]
Buddhist Productivity
I wrote a new article up on Buddhist Geeks on productivity from a Buddhist perspective. I included in there some recent observations about how to marry the natural rhythms of our lives with our discipline. A little snippet from the article: For some, productivity is the antithesis of meditative equipoise. But frankly I think that’s [...]
Pragmatic Dharma Project
I officially launched a new project last week, which will be home to much of my dharma writing, exploration, and teaching. It’s called Pragmatic Dharma, after the approach that several of my most important teachers helped forge. Please take a look if you’re interested in a Buddhist approach to awakening that emphasizes a openness and [...]
Pragmatic Dharma Class
For those blog readers who might be interested, I’m leading a 5-week live online class starting February 9th on the topic of Pragmatic Dharma. Pragmatic Dharma is a term that was coined around an approach that a couple of my teachers, Daniel Ingram and Kenneth Folk, have been pioneering. I spent several years working with [...]
