Shapes in the Fog
Thomas del VastoEvery generation has questions, but Modernity brings a fog of confusion never before seen in human history. All of the basic questions of life are up for grabs. This is my attempt to puzzle out some of the answers in public. I'd love for you to join me.
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Reflections on the Ksitigarbha Sutra Pt. 1
Upon insistent urging from folks I talk to about spiritual matters, I’ve decided to finally crack open the Ksitigarbha sutra. Despite being a professed Buddhist for over a decade, I was always far more interested in the Westernized, “Zen” B...
Therapists with Thin Skin
There’s a modern phenomenon where therapists have essentially replaced priests as the class of people who are culturally prescribed to mediate us to the divine. This isn’t a new revelation. People have been commenting on this basically sinc...
Links & Such (February 2025)
Decided to start doing a links post. We’ll see if it sticks, but I like the idea of collating things I find interested in one place and being able to share, then go back and find them.
From Laptop to Shovel and Back Again
You see takes like the one above constantly, all over social media. Especially in the more Christian/right wing spaces. People telling young men to pack up, get a trades job! It’s great, they say!
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