The Age of Exponential Growth in Knowledge
Finding yourself and your success in the all encompassing present If you were born anywhere in any station except exultant royalty in any...
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- Oct 24, 2022
- 3 min
Precious Consciousness
Treat with Care Recently, I’ve not been able to fall asleep until hours after I’ve lain down in bed. I’m not having particularly profound...
- Oct 20, 2022
- 2 min
In the thick of it
Mindfulness only works, when it works If there is a place where my mindfulness practice does not reliably go—it is into the thick of...
- Oct 10, 2022
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Being alert to grace
Being prepared for where life's impactful moments will presence themselves Will you be alert to grace when it is in your presence?...
- Oct 4, 2022
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2022 Heart & Hands Awardee Utah Philanthropy Day celebration
I am so excited to be recognized as a 2022 Heart & Hands Awardee at the Utah Philanthropy Day celebration. My non-profit work with...
- Oct 3, 2022
- 1 min
Featured in Voyage Utah Magazine
I am thrilled to be featured in the Hidden Gems section of the Voyage Utah Magazine. I was able to tell my story of writing my book...
- Oct 3, 2022
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Living Scientifically
A fun-filled process to becoming wise Don’t let someone from an older age cohort tell you different, we still live by our wits (and...
- Sep 27, 2022
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Space for Others
On Self-Consciousness Next time you are alone in a crowd, do a little meditation and record how you feel. You are alone of course, the...
- Sep 20, 2022
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An itch... in the middle of the room
On the selflessness of your visual field Ever since restarting my meditation practice with longer (30-60 minute) daily sessions, I have...
- Sep 15, 2022
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The Aversion Constrictor
Sad and short of breath? Avoiding this feeling won't make it go away. The key insight of Buddhism around suffering are almost...
- Sep 13, 2022
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The Dream Scenes of Small Thoughts
Missing out on life by playing little vignettes on the stage of the mind The constant distraction of thought offers much to investigate…...
- Sep 8, 2022
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Enlightenment = Graciousness / (Grasping * Aversion)
A simple algorithm to a good life There are some simple algorithms to living a good life, things that just make sense. “Do unto others,...
- Aug 30, 2022
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Proud of the Past Me
Who exists only as a dream, but with an impact on my future My dad recently sent me a photo of me from when I was ten years old. I had a...
- Aug 9, 2022
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Overlapping Magisteria
Evolving perceptions of reality Humans are always splitting, grouping, and distinguishing; so much so that the, “there are two kinds of...
- Jul 26, 2022
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Line of Sight
The infinite horizon of knowledge Lay on your back and imagine your line of sight. First it moves above the rooftops and is backlit by...
- Jul 21, 2022
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Meditation is a self-deprivation tank
Free-floating consciousness The instructions are very simple and work: be with what is, drop all concepts, don’t grasp what’s pleasant,...
- Jul 14, 2022
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Being with what is
...and being what is It is a simple yet profound instruction: just be with what is. Before concept. Don’t label things. Don’t think,...
- Jul 12, 2022
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Strategic Settling
The Jones's will be fine without your ego Grasping in a world of change causes unease, unsatisfactoriness, dissatisfaction, and...
- Jul 7, 2022
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Erasing the Boundaries of Self
A headless-and-shoulderless practice What does it mean that there is no self or that the goal of mindfulness is to understand your true...
- Jun 30, 2022
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Loving Awareness
An intimacy with your mind Ram Dass would call his honed conscious state loving awareness, which always struck me as the most colorful...
- Jun 28, 2022
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No clothes, but safe for work!
The intellectual honesty of beginners mind Try and learn from children. Notice how they see the world, how they play and imagine new...
- Jun 23, 2022
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In Your Head
A non-duel with headlessness Last night (and not for the first time) I was mindful while staring into the overlapping branches of a few...
- Jun 21, 2022
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I see fractals... everywhere.
The smooth is unseemly A bedsheet is 2-D, a mattress is 3-D. For the former, we purchase according to specific length and width (Twin,...
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