Writing

Notes from the threshold

Field notes on carrying a contemplative practice into ordinary life — honestly, and in public.

Essays

  • One Month Back

    One month after disrobing from Blue Cliff Monastery, what leaving taught me about belonging — and the sangha tool I'm building next.

    • mindfulness
    • personal
    • buddhism

  • One Week Back

    A week after leaving two years of monastic training at Blue Cliff Monastery: a first honest dispatch on re-entering lay life in New York City and the year of soil-building ahead.

    • Contemplation