A lot of people find their way to us while searching for Vipassana. So I thought it was worth writing honestly about how it compares to what we practice, which is discarding meditation. I'll say up front that I believe discarding meditation goes more directly to the root. But I think Vipassana has a place on people's journey towards Truth all the same, so I want ot give a objective a view as possible.. They are both real paths, and the right one depends on you. Let me walk yo

You're exhausted all day. You can barely keep your eyes open by dinner. But then your head hits the pillow, and you struggle to sleep. Ping. The mind is wide awake. Suddenly it's 2am and you're replaying a conversation from this yesterday or planning tomorrow, rehearsing an email, cringing at something you'd said - any number of irrelevant tasks at 2am. You're not tired anymore. You're wired. And you have to be up in five hours which only makes sleep more difficult If that's

Many people don't try meditation because they think "I can't meditate, my mind is too busy" - this one is for you. I want to tell you where I started, because I think it might help someone who feels the way I used to. Back when I was studying architecture, my mind never switched off. It ran and ran. And like a lot of people, I relied on things to quiet it down - anything to escape my own head. For years, that was just how I got through the day. I didn't think there was anothe

Artificial intelligence is coming, whether we like it or not. There is a real split out there with some who are excited by it, some terrified, and some want it stopped altogether. My own view is simple - if it's coming anyway, I may as well understand it and learn to use it well. I's already influencing much of our lives. Those search results. Your Netflix feed. Your Spotify recommendations. All of it has been shaped for years and has been influencing your decisions. But that

You get one email. That's all. A single line on a screen. Nothing has actually happened yet. No one has raised their voice. Nothing has changed in the room around you. But by lunchtime, you are wiped out, flat; like you've run a marathon in your mind. So what drained you? It wasn't the email. It was everything you did with it after. The Story Your Mind Builds Here is what really happens. The email lands, and your mind gets to work. It replays the words. It writes the worst en

Social anxiety is something I struggled with my whole life. It used to cripple me to the point I would cry before going out and end up just staying home. Now, I have overcome much of my social anxiety because I understand what it is and where it comes from. Even so, there is still a lingering nervousness when I go out into the world to share this meditation. I know how powerful and effective it is, but sharing it with people who always seem to be endlessly busy is a challenge