I find myself thinking of Beelin Sayadaw on nights when the effort to stay disciplined feels solitary, dull, and entirely disconnected from the romanticized versions of spirituality found online. I'm unsure why Beelin Sayadaw haunts my reflections tonight. It might be due to the feeling that everything has been reduced to its barest form. No inspir

Lately, I have been reflecting deeply on the concept of pillars. I'm not talking about the grand, symbolic pillars that one observes at the entryways of historic institutions, but the structural pillars concealed deep within the framework that are never acknowledged until you see they are the only things keeping the roof from coming down. I find th