After years of work behind the scenes, I’m excited to share a meaningful turning point in this project. What started as an effort to document stories from modern Buddhist practitioners has now become something much larger—and more defined.Turning Points and the Long Road AheadAugust 1, 2025READ MOREOver the past six months, I’ve settled into a new lifestyle—one where being in transit has become the norm. Finding Home in TransitionJune 1, 2025READ MOREThe past six months have been unusually busy, with transitions and learning curves. While my main project made progress, I spent much of my time and energy on a quietly brewing new venture.Winter 2024 UpdateJanuary 5, 2025READ MOREI guess it's a good thing that I've been pretty steadily busy in 2023, not having too much time to reflect and write about it. To be frank, it's a daunting task to reflect on all that has transpired in a year, given all the various 'projects' that I am committed to. As it relates...2024 Spring UpdateMarch 24, 2024READ MOREGiven the stage of my practice, I am not one to seek many empowerments but when I heard Shenchen Rabjam was visiting the US, I felt the tingle to seek out his blessings. Since the passing of the yangsi of Dudjum Rincophe last year, i felt a lost of connection to the Nyingma lineage and...Shechen Rabjam EmpowermentsOctober 28, 2023READ MORESo, it's been a little more than a month since I wrapped up my northern tour roadtrip and I have barely touch the photos from the trip. A combination of being busy with my day job and spending more time on the main project that I have little time to edit the personal photos.New Mini ProjectJuly 3, 2023READ MOREAlthough I experimented with this idea during a trip to upstate NY last year, I anticipate more interesting results this time around while exploring national parks. Weaving dharma into these epic hiking adventures feels appropriate , and incorporating dharma into daily activities has gradually become a regular part of my mind training beyond meditation. Northern Spring Tour 2023April 8, 2023READ MOREAbout this time last year, I was the road for about a month and half and little did I know how different it would be from the pandemic days. I suspected that it would be my 'last' significant roadtrip given that my day job was finally returning with the pandemic subsiding. I felt pretty good...2023 Winter UpdateFebruary 12, 2023READ MOREIn the past year, my karmic propensity has led to many encounters with Guru Rinpoche, aka, the founder of Tibetan Buddhism. Just a few weeks ago when I was working on redoing the home page of this website, I was tempted to reuse the famous quote by Guru Rinpoche about when Buddhism would come to...Buddhism and Quantum PhysicsDecember 29, 2022READ MOREI was inspired to do a quick trip to upstate NY this fall to attend Nyungne retreat at the Padmasambhava Center. The center is one of the few in the Dudjom Tersar lineage and I was hoping to received teachings from the center's founders but alas, it was mostly a practice based retreat. Definitely one...NY Fall TourNovember 15, 2022READ MOREWithout a doubt, this trip was motivated by my desire to leave the grey winters of Michigan. I hadn't done a winter migration before so I wasn't sure that the end of january was quite the best time given that I would be sleeping in my van for most of the trip. For the most...Winter 2022 RoadtripAugust 17, 2022READ MOREI continue to be grateful for the time I've had in the 2021 to focus on this project and my personal practice. Despite have very little professional work, I was able to get by financially and continue refining this project have more clarity. I was made my goal of being about to interview 12-15 people...2022 Winter UpdateJanuary 11, 2022READ MOREI heard from various sources that Crestone CO was the seat of many buddhist retreat centers for a very small town and I had thought it was because of some government policy that encourage this type of concentration. As it turns out, there was a land grant by one of the 16th Karmapa's student that...CrestoneNovember 18, 2021READ MORESo my first anniversary of ngondro practice is coming up in a few days and I've been thinking about the significance of the practice in my life. I can't quite say it has been so transformative that I quit my life in suburbia and went off on some pilgrimage to find my 'spiritual' home of...First Year of Ngondro PracticeOctober 24, 2021READ MOREThe importance of a consistent contemplation practice became an experiential realization in the past year. I vaguely recall reading a passage from 'Words of My Perfect Teacher' in the past year about the how critical the teaching on impermanence is. When I picked up the books many years ago, I knew it was a 'classic'...Year of ImpermanenceAugust 5, 2021READ MOREDrupchen Visual JourneyJuly 23, 2021READ MORETattooed Buddha InterviewMay 31, 2021READ MOREHighlights from first legMarch 9, 2021READ MORENgondroDecember 30, 2020READ MOREPandemic UpdateOctober 30, 2020READ MOREBuddhist FilmsJanuary 5, 2020READ MOREGreat Vow MonasteryDecember 22, 2019READ MOREPilgrimageDecember 18, 2019READ MOREIntroducing VideoJuly 31, 2019READ MOREClassification and InteractivityJuly 28, 2019READ MOREA Multimedia ProjectJuly 6, 2019READ MOREExpansion and CommitmentJune 23, 2019READ MORE
