Philosophy

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

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

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

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

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

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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

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

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

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

This article was written in 2008 for entry into the Ph.D program at the University of Tasmania. I’m publishing it now and here for those

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

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

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

We all carry with us the potential for being wild. Is this a good thing? Well, if we are creators then why not?! Why is it

  I heard someone recently use the phrase, “it was a period of ‘soul searching’ in my life.” It struck me then….right then, that my

A tell-tale sign I’m overworked is a deep deep longing for the silence and solitude of mountains. Taken in 2010 above my apartment in McCleodGanj

I’m not sure my art can change the world but I know it can change me. I’ve long struggled with what, and how, I can

As part of the pre-production process for my upcoming film, A Thousand Moments Later, I put together a document for the actors and crew to

I dream. I learn. I plan. Or should that be I plan, learn and dream? We started out to get a computer into the hands

Although I continue to tell myself I enjoy sharing I seemed to have gone almost ten months without updating the blog…Shame on me! Despite that,

Now let’s face it, even though all of us, all sentient beings, want happiness this is not news, and it is obvious on reflection that

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