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Short essays from our founder on attention, difficulty, and the practical work of a contemplative life. Each piece is also available as an audio reading on Substack.
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Oct 24, 2022 · 4 min readListen
Working Through Difficulty
A short reflection on what it means to move through a problem rather than around it — and why the difference matters for everyday life.
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2022 · EssayListen
On Finding a Good Mentor
Practical advice for anyone thinking about working with a teacher, mentor, or counselor — what to look for, what to avoid, and how to know when you are ready.
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2022 · 3 min readListen
On the Causes of Difficulty
A brief survey of how different wisdom traditions describe the roots of human difficulty — and what they all share in common.
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2022 · EssayListen
Attention in a Distracted Age
If you question nothing, you buy everything. A psychologist's notes on what the modern attention economy is doing to the way we feel and decide.
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2022 · EssayListen
The Language of Peace: Music
A short reflection by a teacher who is also a composer, on why listening to music remains one of the simplest and most reliable forms of practice.
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