Beelin Sayadaw enters my thoughts during those late hours when discipline feels isolated, plain, and far less "sacred" than the internet portrays it. I'm unsure why Beelin Sayadaw haunts my reflections tonight. It might be due to the feeling that everything has been reduced to its barest form. Inspiration and sweetness are absent; what remains is a

I have been contemplating the idea of pillars quite a bit lately. I'm not talking about the grand, symbolic pillars that one observes at the entryways of historic institutions, but those essential supports positioned out of sight that remain unnoticed until you realize they are the sole reason the roof hasn't collapsed. This is the visualization th