Book IV · Forthcoming
Noble Silence
Forthcoming. A month inside a Thai monastery, and what remains when there is nowhere else to look.
Lived first. Written later.
The Story Behind the Book
The fourth book began in silence. I entered a Buddhist monastery expecting meditation, routine and time away from everything familiar. What followed was far more demanding: long hours of walking and sitting meditation, strict repetition, no real distraction, and a series of extended exercises that continued through the night with little or no sleep.
Noble Silence grew from that experience — from what happens when conversation, comfort and the usual ways of escaping yourself are stripped away. The book is not about becoming enlightened. It is about what remains when there is nowhere else to look.
Book IV · Forthcoming