Self-Mastery
Preparing Yourself for a 10 Days Vipassana Meditation
You won't be the same person when you walk out as when you walked in. And that's the point.
The Diarist
A living archive of my thoughts—in writing. Essays, stories, thought fragments, all the sacred chaos of creation.
Self-Mastery
Ten Days: Uncovering the Noble Truth in Silence
A gentle itinerary to those who are afraid they won't survive ten days of silence—with themselves.
Personal Essay
How I Make Everyday a Good Day
Little things to make sure you have a day you won't regret.
168.5.2.1 | 2023_WK19 On Saying YES to Life
About this newsletter: You are receiving this email because you subscribed to my weekly 168.5.2.1 newsletter. Every Friday I share with you what's been on my mind in the past 168 hours, 5 themes I immersed in this week, 2 theme quotes, and 1 self-reminder to meditate on.
Existentialism
Friendship Recession
Recognizing that friends aren't always necessary can help us feel better being alone.
Personal Essay
Why Momentum Is So Precious? (and how to stay motivated when you lose it)
Get back on your feet, put the ducks in a row, a shortlist of how I cope with holiday blues
The World
Romance of an AI Age
Can AI penetrate the depths of our emotions that highlight the vulnerabilities and complexities inherent in human relationships?
Personal Essay
The Morning When the Birds Fell Off the Sky
When death is a harsh reminder of life
Individuation
The Remembering Sky
Personal essay on how the stars, the moon, the sun, and the fading in and out of light in the sky have become my companions, my guidance, and my teachers
Soul Codex
The 12 Universal Laws
Look deep into nature, and then you will understand everything better.
— Albert Einstein
Fast Fiction
Bittersweet
A short story about loss, regret, and resilience
Existentialism
At the Crossroad of An Existential Crisis
What’s the point of life?
When you’re living your life the way you know how to for years, then suddenly things change and you find your life will never be the same again– this question will make sense to you.
Personal Essay
A Writing Journey of My Memoir Part 2: Know Thyself
It needs to begin with the awareness that what we think we know about ourselves is not all that we are. Not even close.
Personal Essay
A Writing Journey of My Memoir Part 1: Where It All Began
The journey through the first attempt to write my memoir in order to put things into perspective. Revisiting my old Selves, places - joyful and painful, and embracing all that is me.
Soul Codex
Why I Write
The art of wayfinding through the magic of putting pen to paper
The World
Naniwa Yodogawa Fireworks Festival Osaka
A short blog on Osaka's most awaited festival in 2022
Individuation
On Knowing Thyself and Approaching the Unconscious Series: Part 2
Navigate the realm of the psyche in order to understand ourselves better in order to heal.
Individuation
On Knowing Thyself and Approaching the Unconscious Series: Part 1
Navigate the realm of the psyche in order to understand ourselves better in order to heal.