Blogs From A
Modern-Day Buddha

The middle way is one of the most poorly translated and commonly abused elements of Buddhism. It is often cited as a reason for some kind of detachment from the world and reason for choosing the path of least resistance, but if you listen carefully to the teachings, it’s not this at all.

The middle way is choosing to show up with our hearts. It is the middle as in the centre – our hearts are our centres, physically and metaphorically.

This blog post is about the subtle narcissism that creeps into almost all spiritual teachings. Before you check out and say, ‘that’s not me, I’m not a narcissist.’ This applies to all of us.

This is what I am most passionate about and ultimately, how I would like to change the world.

I am aware that I have very little credibility and lots of people prefer to listen to old white guys with decades of experience. Thus, I have collated a list of those people who I trust.

Welcome to my map of experience and awakening. Each row shows a different element and part of our experience.

We can use this to navigate experiencing total awakening. Or just finding happiness in life. Whatever works best for you.

An expression doesn’t have to be something that we physically do to the world. By using our creative minds, we can express ourselves while we are in meditation through imaginal practice. May contain scenes of a sexual nature.

I wanted to write about the meaning of life, but first I need to tell you the secret to life. In order to do this I am going to use my favourite ever poem.