REFLECTIONS
Explorations of practice, insight, and inquiry along the path of inner development
Inquiry
Across cultures, reflection has long been part of real cultivation: a way to examine experience, recognize patterns, and deepen understanding over time. These essays and contemplative inquiries explore embodied development, perception, integration, practice, and lived transformation through the Inner Life framework — tracing a process in motion rather than presenting conclusions.
Recent Reflections
Vast Emptiness
Half a century ago I was awakened by a Zen koan. Today, this emptiness is again present, infusing my waking consciousness.
The Books My Teacher Gave Me
In Daoist practice, transformation is not understood as becoming something other than oneself.
When Style Falls Away…
There are moments in conversation where something subtle shifts. My dialogue with Alex Dong started one way, ended another.
When Practice Becomes Shared
There is a point in practice where things begins to emerge—not as an idea, but as direct experience.
The Books My Teacher Gave Me
When I was in my mid-twenties, I spent many afternoons visiting my teacher, Professor Florendo Visitacion.
Shaykh Fadhlalla Haeri Oneness
Explore Shaykh Fadhlalla’s oneness, ego, and awakening. A reflection on unity, perception, and the illusion of separation.
Sri Aurobindo on Consciousness
Sri Aurobindo consciousness reveals why real transformation begins within, not in external systems or structures.
For related perspectives on contemplative practice and awareness, see the Center for Contemplative Mind in Society.