On Vesak Day this year, I sat in meditation for two hours at home. During the last half hour or so of my sitting, the full moon shined brightly on my face through my high window. The moon light reflected around the metal rim of my glasses and, through slightly-open...
My first book Search Inside Yourself was published exactly one year ago on Tuesday, 24 April 2012. It has been an amazing ride. In 2010, as the Search Inside Yourself program in Google started becoming increasingly successful, I felt the need to write down the things...
My answer to the Proust Questionnaire. What is your present state of mind? I am happy. I am at peace. I am overwhelmed by my to-do list. What is your idea of happiness? A deep sense of flourishing that arises from an exceptionally healthy mind. An optimal state of...
Usually, about a year after a book is published in hardcover, the paperback edition is released. My book Search Inside Yourself has been out almost a year, and still there is no word of an upcoming paperback edition. Why? Is there a global conspiracy preventing its...
During my trip to Korea in March 2013, I was invited to a private audience with the Venerable Pomnyun Sunim, whom I was told is the most famous and respected Zen monk in Korea and a globally-noted humanitarian leader. I really enjoyed meeting him. He radiates an...
