vipassana romance

From longing to belonging

The great Tibetan yogi Milarepa spent many years living in isolation in a mountain cave. As part of his spiritual…

July 17, 2013

Portlandia’s Vipassana Romance

A third season of Portlandia -- a Peabody Award-winning satiric sketch comedy television series, set and filmed in (and near)…

November 8, 2012

Radical acceptance of desire

When I was first introduced to Buddhism in a high school World Studies class, I dismissed it out-of-hand. This was…

July 12, 2012

Breathe in, breathe out, fall in love

A New York Times article about the phenomenon of "Vipassana Romance" (falling in love on retreat): At that point in…

November 12, 2010