What is Circling?
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 Strategic Theory of John Boyd
Boyd was one of the greatest military strategists of all time, alongside Sun Tzu and Karl von Clausewitz. In this post, I synthesize my own research and understanding of Boyd’s account of strategy in general.
The Five Hindrances
The Five Hindrances are one of the most useful and practical numbered lists in the Buddhist canon.
Practicing Love
In this post, I describe how loving kindness practice made me happier, and how you can start practicing it, too.
500 Monasteries to Save the World
Ten months after I started training at the Monastic Academy, my teacher, Soryu Forall, gave a talk that completely changed my perspective on what our organization was doing and what it was aiming for.
An Introduction to Buddhism
This post introduces Buddhism, an extremely useful and pragmatic spiritual tradition.
What MAPLE Needs, 2020
Like many nonprofits this year, the Monastic Academy is facing a gap between our funds raised and our expenses. Donate $33 so we can continue to create the trustworthy leaders that the world needs!
Make Your Own Damn Mental Models
I’ve been curious about the mental models community for some time. I like what they do, and have learned from watching from afar. But I never felt quite at home.
The Syntopicon Anti-Book Club
We’re launching an Anti-Book Club on Mortimer Adler’s Syntopicon!
A 4D Geometry of Contemporary Politics
Collapsing nuanced differences of thinking into a single axis, such as Left vs. Right, is a common mistake that has caused misunderstanding and confusion. Complexifying the way we describe and think about ideologies is a necessary step in order to properly understand the state of contemporary politics.