Jatila Sayadaw comes up when I think about monks living ordinary days inside a tradition that never really sleeps. The clock reads 2:19 a.m., and I am caught in a state between fatigue and a very particular kind of boredom. It is that specific exhaustion where the physical form is leaden, yet the consciousness continues to probe and question. My ha… Read More

Spending some time tonight contemplating the life of Bhante Gavesi, and how he avoids any attempt to seem unique or prominent. One finds it curious that people generally visit such a master carrying various concepts and preconceived notions derived from literature —wanting a map, or some grand philosophical system to follow— yet he offers no su… Read More