Imagine hospitality extended to one’s self: to be able to welcome all aspects of the self, all emotions, sensations and phenomena as honorable guests.
The Last Sunset of Pieter Pilon
Atalwin and his brother perform a ceremony on a beach far from home, and wish their father a safe and swift passage to the other shore.
It’s All Good
Whatever happens, no matter how remarkable, ordinary, or annoying, continue doing what you should be doing.
17 Things You Can Learn From Traveling
Humans are friendly and honest the vast majority of the time. Taxi drivers outside airports are the exception.
Enjoy the Ride
Atalwin has traveled the world to discover ‘the only terrain that is still relatively unexplored is the journey inwards.’
Don’t Take Yourself So Fucking Seriously
To laugh at oneself is enlightenment.
The Fear of Numbness
Atalwin Pilon on being a tourist and being oneself.
Nurturing the Self
There is a sweetness in nurturing ourselves with the food that heals us. A lesson in self-love from Thailand.
Let’s Go to Thailand
Atalwin flies to Thailand to study with a warrior: a former Thai boxer who became a Buddhist monk.
Leap of Faith
Atalwin Pilon took a leap of faith—into another country. Then he did it again, and again.
The Fear of Death
It’s not just the fear of being judged, but the fear of our inevitable death that paralyzes us.
After the Storm
We become liars and cowards because we deeply fear the consequences of being honest and vulnerable.
The Power of Love
Fear and attachment surrounding sexuality can hamper your ability to love.
Knocked Out
A skeptic becomes a believer when a meditation exercise knocks him out.
Row, row, row your boat
Strange dreams in India lead to a self-realization
Using Social Media as a Tool for Spiritual Growth
A warrior writes from his heart in order to save the world.