“People have read the books, and they want to experience all of it—all at once.”

Practice can reveal the nature of awareness. How about the nature of the universe?

Often a hindrance, acute stress can also help us learn to contextualize experience.

“I downloaded this big packet of wisdom, which took me years to finally unpack.”

Informed instruction—not self-tracking—can help us refine and deepen our practice.

Suzuki Roshi and Jean Klein greatly influenced Stephan, and both seemed fully awake.

Mindfulness, conceptual inquiry, and instructive pointers can inspire sudden insight.

Motivation and intention can help us discern—and value—moments of emptiness.