Reading time: 9 minutes Sometimes when one is lost, it’s helpful to pull out a map. In this article, I’m going to provide such a map because modern society is… Read more »
At Peace in the Nirvana Room
Reading time: Under 3 minutes Every temple requires three elements: the Master’s quarters, a Dharma Hall for the master’s lectures, and a Nirvana room for the sick and, if necessary, dying…. Read more »
The Buddha and Aristotle: The Purpose of Life is to Be Happy
Reading time: 4 minutes Western Civilization hasn’t changed much since it began. 2,500 years in, it still seems that the best way to know what to do or how to… Read more »
Explore Something Useless This Year
Reading time: 4 minutes I recently took on the project of restoring an abandoned temple in Kyoto. As well, I am also building a small temple in the Mountains of North… Read more »
The Best Diet for 2019
Reading time: Just over 2 minutes Smart phones are making us dumber. Studies show that the use of smart-phone technology decreases a cognitive function called fluid intelligence. Fluid intelligence is another name for our… Read more »
13 Facts any Intelligent Person Needs to Know About Happiness
Reading time: 2 minutes As promised — here is your quick primer on Positive Psychology, and why I think it matters. Positive Psychology is a special field popularized by Dr. Martin Seligman at… Read more »
You Are Already Meditating
Reading time: Just over 2 minutes Recently, I thought I’d start a meditation group here, in the City of New York . I ran the idea by my teacher —as I… Read more »
Leonard Cohen and the Meaning of Life
Reading time: Just over 1 minute By looking at what great thinkers have said and done with the Good, and looking at what Good things have been accomplished, we can… Read more »