Hi! I’m Tasshin! ๐Ÿ™

Hi! I’m Tasshin! I’m an extremely online pilgrim wandering this precious world for the benefit of all beings. ๐Ÿ’—

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 โค๏ธ

Loving kindness, or mettฤ, 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 โ€“ even blissful โ€“ and it can genuinely change your life.

Curiosity โ“

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.

Empowerment ๐Ÿช„

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 processโ€”seeing someone deeply, and helping them to live their vowโ€”is something I refer to as empowerment.

The Service Guild ๐ŸคŽ

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 ๐Ÿ”

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.

Values ๐Ÿ’ซ

  • I want to be present and loving in each moment (mindfulness, presence, love).
  • I want to live a simple life, dedicated to being of service, based on generosity (simplicity, service, generosity).
  • I want to follow my curiosity, to trust my questions, my instincts, my interests (curiosity).
  • I want to empower othersโ€”to see the best in all beings and to help them to live their vows (empowerment).
  • I want to enjoy my life, to give and receive pleasure and love, to share deeply in meaningful and joyful experiences (fun, pleasure, sexuality, romance, friendship).

Licensing ๐Ÿ’ผ

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 ๐Ÿ™‡โ€โ™‚๏ธ

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. ๐Ÿ™

“All who act upon their highest motivations become a power for good.”

Peace Pilgrim

My Name

My name, Tasshin (้”็œŸ) means to reach or achieve truth. You can pronounce it โ€œtoss shinโ€ (thatโ€™s the Americanized pronunciation) or โ€œtoss sheenโ€ (the Japanese pronunciation). I received this name in 2018, when I took bodhisattva vows with my teachers Shinzen Young and Soryu Forall. The first character on its own is “Tatsu” and you are welcome to call me that!

I use the moniker “Love Pilgrim” in association with my pilgrimage, in honor of my hero, Peace Pilgrim.

Contact

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Feel free to reach out to say hi on Twitter (@tasshinfogleman) or by email ([email protected]).



 

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