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Dec 29, 2025

My 20 Favorites Books of 2025

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My 20 Favorites Books of 2025

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Dec 8, 2025

Buddhism and Christianity: Seeing Unity Where Others See Difference

Buddhism is considered a non-theistic religion. There is no creator God, no worldview that necessarily anthropomorphizes human life above…

Buddhism and Christianity: Seeing Unity Where Others See Difference

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Nov 17, 2025

The End of Modernity

A few days ago I read a piece by Art Berman, an energy consultant and blogger. It’s trenchant, pessimistic, but clear-eyed piece called…

The End of Modernity

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Oct 25, 2025

What is This?

Learning to find the Sacred in the Mundane

What is This?

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Oct 19, 2025

It’s Time to Shut Up and Log Off

Why the only solution is to get off the internet

It’s Time to Shut Up and Log Off

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Dec 31, 2022

I read 82 books this year, a new record for me. Here are my twenty favorite books of the year.

Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen

I read 82 books this year, a new record for me. Here are my twenty favorite books of the year.

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Nov 1, 2022

We’re All Just Commodities In the Modern Economy

A thought occurred to me as I scrolled my Twitter feed, then clicked on the Candy Crush knock-off game I play too much, and then on a…

We’re All Just Commodities In the Modern Economy

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Nov 1, 2022

Against Perfectionism (or How to Enjoy Being a Fuck-Up)

I wrote a new article for Tricycle magazine!

Against Perfectionism (or How to Enjoy Being a Fuck-Up)

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Aug 22, 2022

Living With Trauma, a Mindful, Buddhist Perspective

I’ve been reflecting on trauma with my patients as of late. It’s occurred to me more and more that what is often diagnosed with depression…

Living With Trauma, a Mindful, Buddhist Perspective

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Jun 13, 2022

The Strangeness of Consciousness: Stray Observations from My Morning Meditation

A stray observation from my meditation this morning: being alive is really weird.

The Strangeness of Consciousness: Stray Observations from My Morning Meditation

The Socialist Therapist

The Socialist Therapist

The relationship between mental health, spirituality and politics told from the point of view of a working psychotherapist.

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