Meditation
Benefits of Dark Retreat
Benefits of Dark Retreat: Sleep Most people don’t go into dark retreat to catch up on sleep, but relieving sleep deficits is a healthy byproduct of spending time in darkness. I always spend the first few days catching up on lost sleep and allowing...
Why Do a Dark Retreat?
Why do a dark retreat? At first glance, dark retreat may seem to be an esoteric practice, beyond the reach of the common person. My charter is to make it accessible, to demystify dark practice, and to reveal its extraordinarily potential for...
Thoughts on Dark Retreat
Dark retreat is rapidly emerging onto the self-improvement and spiritual scene. NBA icons Dwight Howard and Rudy Gobert, along with a host of other elite athletes, are posting social media clips about their experiences in dark retreat, and...
The Two Biggest Problems with the Spiritual Path
This article was originally published in Tricycle: The Buddhist Review (Fall 2023). tricycle.org. There’s nothing to do and nowhere to go. he spiritual path is in desperate need of rebranding. It is plagued by two massive problems. The first is the...
Beyond Illusion: The Limitless Perception of the Clear-Light Mind
The study of how we see helps us to see.—Richard L. Gregory One does not see with the eyes; one sees with the brain. —Oliver Sacks The Illusion of Duality and the Practice of Lucid Dreaming The teachings on emptiness and illusory form are...
Is the West Ready for Tantra?
The Power of Tantric Practices Tantric methods of transformation are among the most powerful means of spiritual practice ever devised. Tantra has the ability to radically transform a practitioner, and even bring about enlightenment in one...
The Lost Art of Contemplation
This article was originally published in Tricycle: The Buddhist Review (February 1, 2021). tricycle.org. The Importance of Contemplation In today's fast-paced world, it can be challenging to slow down and contemplate. However, learning the art of...
Emergency Meditations: Easy Short Meditations
Many people have a limited sense of meditation. One unexpected aspect of expanding our sense of meditation is learning how to shrink it, so to speak, into what I refer to as "Emergency Meditations." People often think that meditation only works...
Meditation is Not Enough
Many meditators think that meditation is capable of handling all your issues. People often swing the pendulum too far back in the other direction, from an initially dismissive attitude towards meditation, to one that views it as a panacea. They...
