barnacles, ghosts and weasels
(Or how to make decisions in monasteries).
Posts by Year
2025
falling up
One must find happiness in this bhikkhu life.
communion
There is a natural intelligence that opens up if you listen to your mind and use that as your compass.
amandus
Reflections on visiting an old anagārika.
silent takeover
Let me tell you the story of what happens when the healed empath meets a narcissist, and decides to stop playing nice.
vim, git, and how I won the war
Bro, do you even create?
none ‘ya
The art of minding your own business.
elation station
Get some.
refuge
True refuge.
man-child
Boys hide, men vanish.
leap
of faith.
psychedelic orange garfield
The Dhamma is a fractal. Here’s how to memorise it.
feely feely
On some principles of practice.
2024
maker
Lucid wisdom from Ajahn Chah as a catalyst for thinking outside the box.
blowfish
An exploration of narcissism and spiritual bypassing.
this is kimbila
Nice to meet you.
2023
sāmaṇera
A slice of time in a young monk’s life.
punk to monk
My unlikely journey from punk life to monk life.
homeless - part 3
When an anāgarika runs away for a day… part three.
homeless - part 2
When an anāgarika runs away for a day… part two.
homeless - part 1
When an anagārika runs away for a day… part one.
this is (not) kimbila
Once the Dhamma has entered your bones, there really is no turning away.