FIELD NOTES
Observations drawn from direct experience in practice, teaching, and lived investigation
Observations
Inner Life Field Notes gathers observations drawn from decades of travel, research, training, and direct experience within living traditions. Some entries recount encounters with teachers and practitioners, while others capture smaller moments — a training session, a conversation, or a glimpse into the environments where practice takes shape. These are records of lived experience: how knowledge is transmitted, embodied, and expressed in context — where something real is seen, felt, and recognized.
Recent Field Notes
What the Body Reveals Over Time
In the beginning, most practice is external. But here is a stage in training where the body begins revealing things the mind alone could never fully understand.
When Practice Stops Being Imitation
Over nearly five decades, I trained with masters and practitioners across many disciplines. I began noticing that learning itself unfolds in recognizable stages.
When the Path Disappears…
Not long ago I invited Sufi teacher Llewellyn Vaughan-Lee to take part in an Integral Being conversation. His reply was thoughtful and gracious, but unexpected.