Hi! I’m Tasshin! I’m an extremely online pilgrim wandering this precious world for the benefit of all beings. π
I live a simple life, dedicated to being of service, supported by the generosity of others.
I have three main endeavors: spreading love, following my curiosity, and empowering others. I work on these through an organization I created, called The Service Guild.
Love β€οΈ
Loving kindness, or mettΔ, is a meditation technique where you intentionally cultivate positive, happy, loving thoughts and feelings: thoughts of good will towards yourself and others, and feelings of happiness, unconditional love, joy, and care. Loving kindness is relatively easy, extremely enjoyable β even blissful β and it can genuinely change your life.
- Learn about Loving Kindness: Practicing Love π
- Read my book: The Path of Love π
- Practice MettΔ with Tasshin (live): Saturday Night MettΔ π
- Practice MettΔ with Tasshin (recordings): Recordings π§
- Take the 30 Day MettΔ Challenge π
Curiosity β
I explore my curiosity through my reading, writing, and conversations. It’s hard to know in advance where following my curiosity will lead me – but typically it ends up somewhere enjoyable, fascinating, and – I believe – beneficial for the world.
- Explore my blog (longform writing) and notebook (shorter essays, exploring new ideas or directions)
- Read the draft of my book, The Path of Curiosity π
- Subscribe to my YouTube channel π₯
- Subscribe to my podcast π
- Subscribe to my newsletter π
- Follow my Art Instagram π¨
- Follow me on Twitter π¦
Empowerment πͺ
I aspire to see and bring out the best in all beings. This involves perceiving who people are as accurately as I can; seeing the best in them; understanding their strengths, weaknesses, growth edges, service projects; and then taking actionable steps to empower them to serve others. This whole processβseeing someone deeply, and helping them to live their vowβis something I refer to as empowerment.
- Apply to do a service project with us πͺ
- Read our book: The Path of Empowerment π
The Service Guild π€
The Service Guild is a funprofessional working co-operative focused on creating fun service projects aimed at maximum deep benefit (benefitting as many beings as possible, as deeply as possible).
Memex π
This image shows some of my most important ideas and how they relate to the three areas of my life’s work. See more and download a PDF here.
Licensing πΌ
I like to use Creative Commons as much as possible for my projects. I want to benefit as many people as possible, and Creative Commons is a wonderful vehicle for enabling that. You can learn more about the licensing for my writings and projects here.
Generosity πββοΈ
Generosity makes my life and work possible. You can support my work in an ongoing basis through Patreon, or make a donation using PayPal or Venmo (@tasshin). Thank you! May this work benefit all beings. π
“All who act upon their highest motivations become a power for good.”
Peace Pilgrim
My Name
My name, Tasshin (ιη) means to reach or achieve truth. You can pronounce it βtoss shinβ (thatβs the Americanized pronunciation) or βtoss sheenβ (the Japanese pronunciation). I received this name in 2018, when I took bodhisattva vows with my teachers Shinzen Young and Soryu Forall.
Contact
Feel free to reach out to say hi on Twitter (@tasshinfogleman) or by email ([email protected]).