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Meditation in Northern Thailand
I have just published a new piece on my experience of a meditation retreat in Northern Thailand. The Dhammakāya meditation technique they taught us was quite unique, and lead to intense feelings of bliss and euphoria. Read the article to learn more.
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World Sacred Spirit Festival
Earlier this year I attended the World Sacred Spirit Festival in Jodhpur, India. It was a wonderful experience. My long-overdue piece is now live over on Medium.
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Deep Time Dreaming: Uncovering Ancient Australia
I am very happy to have had the chance to analyse Billy Griffiths’ Deep Time Dreaming – a book which considers non-Indigenous Australia’s coming to terms with it’s Indigenous past. The excellence of Griffiths’ work is to use archeological discovery as a prism to reflect on issues of dispossession, identity and socio-political change. It is an important and…
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On Tibetan Buddhism and Secularism
I have a new piece about Tibetan Buddhism and atheism over at Philosophy Now. The article explores Tibetan mythology, ritual and belief through a review of The Monk and the Philosopher: A Father and Son Discuss the Meaning of Life. Check it out.
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Nepal: In the mountains of Lower Mustang — Part 1
In part one of three, we follow our guide into the ancient and achingly beautiful Himalayan region of Mustang. Part 1: The walk to Kagbeni I gaze out the window at the impossible, ice-capped mountains of Annapurna. Drenched in sun and snow, and scarred by countless centuries of caustic wind, the complexity of their towering…
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Dispatches from the Himalayas
For the next four-to-six months I’ll be travelling around the Himalayas. I’ll be writing regularly. You can follow my writing over at Medium. While plans may change, I should be: Joining over 1 million devotees at Shiva to observe Maha Shivaratri at Pashupatinath Temple on the banks of the holy Bagmati River (today actually); Celebrating Holi Festival (the…
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Father John Misty live at the Opera House
Father John Misty’s recent album, I Love You, Honeybear, has enjoyed no shortage of critical acclaim. Having spun the record many times this year – and ventured further to sample many interviews and live performances – it’s not hard to see why. Josh Tillman, the man behind the Father John Misty persona, is an intriguing…
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The Age of Nothing: How We Have Sought to Live Since the Death of God
Humans have been attempting to orientate themselves in the universe for millennia. Once our physical needs of food, water and shelter are met, we tend to pursue the higher goal of living a good or meaningful life. Some try to master this art of living intuitively, but others seek to formalise and classify experience to…
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Tangled Thoughts of Leaving Yield To Despair
Yield to Despair, the new album from Tangled Thoughts of Leaving, opens with a cacophony of crackling noise, growling bass and pounding drums. It’s an abrasive opening to a difficult and often gruelling record. The progressive flourishes that helped this Perth powerhouse to breathe new life into the glittery corpse of post-rock on their debut…
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Viktor Frankl – Man’s Search for Meaning
Viktor Frankl, a Jewish psychiatrist and neurologist, was interned in a number of concentration camps during World War II, including the infamous Auschwitz. His parents and young wife were also interned, though Frankl was the only member of his family who survived long enough to see freedom. Man’s Search for Meaning is, in part, a…