Writing
Western Buddhism Is Fundamentalist
What’s not okay is not knowing you’re a fundamentalist.
Enlightenment Nerds
The more psychedelic neurochemical cascades you’ve made it through with your prefrontal cortex intact, the better, I guess.
Seeing Things As They Really Are
one thing is fine ≠ everything is one ≠ everything is fine.
Q: What Is Buddhism? In One Sentence
A: The belief that buddhas can transmit actionable information about the process by which they became buddhas.
When When-Buddhism-Goes-Bad Essays Go Bad
I see we’re still doing “Meditation™ is dangerous” instead of “culturally denuded brain hacking is dangerous.”
The Hinayana Fallacy
What is the point of talking about a Buddhism that isn’t a thing followed by actual people?
How Long Should I Meditate?
The reason it’s so hard to tell someone else how long to sit is that it’s ultimately a personal question.
The Sea of Others
People often say the hardest part of meditation for them is being alone with their thoughts.