Circling and the Art of Reading People
Over the last couple of years, I have become very interested in the skill of reading other people. Reading people is useful in every area of life that involves other people, which is almost every…
Over the last couple of years, I have become very interested in the skill of reading other people. Reading people is useful in every area of life that involves other people, which is almost every…
At the Monastic Academy, we are developing our own unique style of Circling, informed by Buddhism and monastic practice.
Circling is sometimes described as a kind of interpersonal meditation, where the focus space is relationships and social interactions, rather than something like body sensations.
The Five Hindrances are one of the most useful and practical numbered lists in the Buddhist canon.
In this post, I describe how loving kindness practice made me happier, and how you can start practicing it, too.
This post introduces Buddhism, an extremely useful and pragmatic spiritual tradition.
What you do matters.
Spirituality is about ordinary life and can be understood in terms of its fundamentals: perception and behavior.
This post is the first in a series of posts that aspires to articulate the spiritual path in a simple, accessible, and useful way.
Pilgrimage has come to be a very important spiritual practice for me, one that complements my meditation practice and brings me great joy. I treasure the opportunity and privilege to go on pilgrimage.