Beta to Theta – Where All the Magic Happens
If you stop to think about it, it’s easy to understand that happiness does not come from outside ourselves. Yet few think about what this…
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EDMR, Practice, and Lying Down to Meditate
When I was fourteen I got my first electric guitar. It wasn’t bought for me. I had to save the money myself. And I loved…
Deep Work & Obstacles to Meditation
This week has afforded me some time to think, breathe, and do the work I love—deep work. But before we get into that I wanted…
Let the Darkness In
This week, for me, has been one of trying to find time to do the deep work I so dearly love. And like a thread…
Addiction to Self and the Mess it Creates
The week for me has been one of technology madness with a final “win.” Although I’ve had a hell of a time getting the tech…
Idiot Energy and a Guide to Morning Meditation Guide
Hey friends, Let me tell you a story. It’s the story of a young man. A young man with big dreams, not much wisdom, and…
You Cannot Argue With a Mad Dog
Hey friends, Welcome to the Meditate or Die Newsletter.The week ended with a bang!And the newly designed website is now complete. Such a relief to have…
The Ice-Cream Principal and a Hamburger With the Lot
Hey friends, An idea occurred to me this week. I’m calling it…The Ice-Cream Principal. The Ice-Cream Principal is, in short, the idea that intentionality follows bliss. And…
Gimme More Magic Gas
I continued to read Breath this week. In fact, I went back over key areas around some of the practices. I’m also interested in going…
Domain of the Illusory
Hi there, Welcome to another Meditate or Die newsletter. It’s been a funny old week here in Australia. We are still in lock down. Indeed, this weekend…
Manics, Mindsets, & Meditation
This work I’ve been reading, Deep Work by Cal Newport. “To make the most out of your deep work sessions, build rituals of the same level of…
My Amazing Crazy Lunch with the Dalai Lama
Circa. 2009 I’m sitting in my little cubicle at the University of Tasmania working on my Ph.D. dissertation when the head of the philosophy faculty…
Cinema — Maps of the Human Condition
As a Writer I strive to find meaning in the moments between the words—there is always more meaning in these moments. This is important because…
Silent Mind Open Heart – the Art of Being
In the Buddhist tradition, it is said that all things are illusory but, if this is true it can only be so if there is…
My Story A Life A Journey
Today we have a lesson in history! Or perhaps I should say some personal history that contains a lesson. As I am naturally loquacious however…
Norbulingka Institute
Last Sunday I went to Gyuto monastery to shoot a narrative film with two young monks. On my way home I stopped by Norbulingka Institute.…
Saving Zanskar: A Short Documentary
Saving Zanskar: A Short Documentary is the story of a Tibetan Buddhist monk’s vision to save his dying culture by providing the children of his…
Does Buddhism Need Science In Order to Be Legit?
Does Buddhism need science? That is to say, does Buddhism need the validation of science? Perhaps not, however, in order to lift the essence of…
Is Wisdom Really Necessary In Order To Generate Compassion?
It seems that my assertion from the article Philosophy as Practice raised some eyebrows among Buddhists. Here is the section in question: …without the ability…
Dharamsala Field Trip 2009
In 2009 as part of my Ph.D. research, I took a trip to India, Dharamsala the home of the 14th Dalai Lama where most of…
The Twisting of a Phrase For Clarity
A pithy turn of phrase, a quip engendering insight, all these linguistic devices are the tools of smarter men (and women) than I. Philosophy, for the …
News, Updates and a Timely Message – December 2009
It has been a while since the last post. I promise this one will be less obscure. Since we last spoke His Holiness the Dalai…