Human Permaculture: Why So Few of Us Know How to Belong

The author reflects on the challenges of fostering effective collaboration within community and Sangha events, emphasizing the need for skills in human permaculture. By aligning community dynamics with natural principles, individuals can learn to conserve resources, distribute roles, and create resilient ecosystems, essential for spiritual and collective growth in today’s interconnected world.

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The Looping Problem: Why So Many “Awake” People Have No Resourcing

There is a particular kind of looping happening right now, and it’s not confined to beginners. I’m watching senior practitioners – people with years, sometimes decades, of spiritual practice behind them – go into total meltdown over what are, in the scheme of things, first-world problems. Not crisis-level events. Ordinary friction. And the meltdown is […]

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Tapasya, Pilgrimage, and Why Discomfort Can Be a Sacred Teacher

Many of us in the modern Western world come to spirituality through comfort. We are used to choice, convenience, safety, and the freedom to follow what feels pleasant or inspiring. Even retreats and trainings often promise relaxation, beauty, and personal growth without too much disruption, fatigue or personal compromise. There is nothing wrong with this. […]

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