10 Days in a Dark Room.

On May 20th, after a week in meditative retreat with one of my wisest teachers here in the states, I will be heading down to Guatemala and entering into a 10 day Dark Room Retreat.

When I mention this to people, I often hear...

hy do I meditate and how might meditation benefit you?

The primary reason I meditate is because before my meditation practice I was mostly an uncertain and struggling childlike mess of a man lost in my own mind. A good a man? Yes. A kind and loving ...

I sometimes use the word “suffering” to describe the human condition that can result from being over identified with the ego-mind. I often speak about transcending the human suffering or being liberated from our suffering.

For some that is too stron...

Making decisions solely with this wildly imaginative story making mind, that has proven itself over and over again to be quite adept at making up all manner of irrational sh*t, is not a satisfying way to navigate life.

When the conditioned and limited ego interprets our every experience – This is central to much confusion and suffering.

The purpose of the mind/body/ego is to serve as a tool of perception for our higher consciousness (the true self) to experience t...

I awoke this morning feeling quite “normal.”

The day presented as nothing special, just another day to move through and get a lot of things done.

I made my coffee, put out the wild bird food for the parade of feathered friends in the yard, put on s...

When planning my day…..
It is important that I’m asking the right question.

I find that when looking at where I want to guide my attention, energy and actions for the day, I sometimes allow myself to be guided by the wrong question and it gets me int...