Taming hatred with insight

I try to always be good to everybody.  Because of that, people tend to be nice to me, so I seldom have the opportunity to experience ill-will towards anybody.  However, no matter how good you are to people, there is always a non-zero probability that somebody will...
The role of joy in sustaining uninterrupted attention

The role of joy in sustaining uninterrupted attention

In July 2013, I hit a milestone in my meditative practice.  I managed to maintain uninterrupted attention on the breath for about one hour.  “Uninterrupted attention” means the attention doesn’t leave the breath, but the attention is not exclusive to...

My approach to leadership

My approach to leadership is very simple.  It only has 2 parts: 1. I love people, and I try my best to behave in ways that inspire love and admiration from my people. 2. I don’t give a damn whether my people love or admire me. I think that combining [1] and [2]...

My speaking / teaching engagements in Singapore in July

I try very hard to turn down all speaking requests this summer so that I can have more time for my meditative practice (eg, I’m doing 2-3 hours of daily sitting meditation at my home temple). Here are the engagements I could not turn down.  Please feel free to...