I started meditating when I was in my early teens. I checked out all of the books from the library on it, which seems impressive on paper until I give you the context that there were at most four or five books in the entire collection. Meditation for Dummies was one of my favorites because … Continue reading For Hygieia, with Love, On Meditation as Hygiene
Month: August 2024
Some Media Recommendations
This week, I listened to the first two podcast episodes in The Long Time Academy, which won awards in 2022 for its work. The podcast is a short series with the intent of giving the listener a transformative spark away from short-term thinking — of thinking instead as ourselves as descendants and ancestors in a … Continue reading Some Media Recommendations
A Few Passages for August
Here are a few passages that I've been thinking about as of late, and I thought I would share them just in case they are also interesting to some of you. Phaedo, 62b, trans. Brann, Kalkavage, & Salem: “For it would seem,” said Socrates, “to be unaccountable if put this way. And yet just maybe … Continue reading A Few Passages for August
Seasons
This is the final weekend before things start to get hectic at work — earlier than is typical in August. The next month and change involve a lot of reshuffled days to meet with search candidates, onboarding workshops, and networking events as my job moves from quiescence into the hyperactivity of Fall Mode. This morning, … Continue reading Seasons
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