Secure Your Own Mask Before Helping Others
I’m doing three gigs in Sacramento, California this weekend. As usual, complete listings for my live appearances are at this handy link, which is always on the left side of this blog at the very top of the list of links. Here’s where I’ll be this weekend: •August 6 (Sat) 9am – 5pm SACRAMENTO BUDDHIST […]
WHAT MUSIC DO I LISTEN TO? GLAD YOU ASKED!
I’m in a train station in Martinez, California waiting for a delayed train to Sacramento. They have WiFi here. So I thought I’d try and answer one of my frequently asked questions, which is, “What music do you listen to these days?” People expect me to rattle off the names of a couple dozen current […]
Mountain of Drugs
I recently got into a fairly ridiculous debate on Facebook with some people who think that psychedelic drugs can get you to the same place as meditation. I don’t really know why I bothered. Except that people who advocate this position are so passionate about it and it’s really easy to pull their chains. It […]
The Psychedelic Experience
First, I got quoted by a Huffington Post writer about Kalachakra, a big feel-good “Buddhist” festival going on right now in Washington DC. Here’s the article: http://tinyurl.com/3texsfo. I just returned from spending four days at Starwood, a pagan festival held in the Wisteria campgrounds in Pomeroy, Ohio. They had wifi there, which surprised me. But […]
GUTS IT BABY
First off I have updated my book tour page again. Some of the specific locations for European gigs that have lacked them are now filled in, particularly in France. I have also added info about the annual Dogen Sangha Zen retreat in Shizuoka. Since my new book is coming out in September, the organizers have […]
