Lachlan R. Dale

Tag: meditation

  • New article: Ten days of silence and meditation

    New article: Ten days of silence and meditation

    In late November I attended my first ever ten day silent meditation retreat at the International Meditation Centre on NSW’s east coast. Attending a Vipassana retreat was something I had considered for many years. While some things unfolded as I unexpected, I also had experiences and insights that completely took me by surprise. You can…

  • Can Meditation Help Enable Human Flourishing?

    Can Meditation Help Enable Human Flourishing?

    In my first piece for The Partially Examined Life, I consider what the latest scientific research on mindfulness and meditation means for project of human flourishing.

  • Robert Wright’s Why Buddhism Is True

    Robert Wright’s Why Buddhism Is True

    An invaluable introduction to the riches of secular, naturalistic Buddhism.

  • Meditation in Northern Thailand

    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.

  • Sam Harris’ Waking Up

    Sam Harris’ Waking Up

    Sam Harris, the author of Waking Up, is best known as one of the “Four Horsemen” of the “New Atheist” movement. I first heard him speak on atheism in the summer of 2007 and was struck not so much by his disdain for the destructive potential of Biblical prophecy, but rather his interest in mysticism…