I am not studying Philosophy, it is studying me.
My thesis begins with the hope of no ending. In other words it follows Buddhist scholar, Stephen Batchelor’s encouragement “that we allow ourselves to be a mystery for ourselves rather …
Buddhist Practice as Existential Therapy
Buddhism as an existential Practice What if Buddhism could be seen as, essentially, an existential practice? In other words, it asks questions like: “what is this thing that I am?”, …
Still(a)Life#28: The Plague
When I first started my practice in Johannesburg, I used to make sure that I was always wearing a good pair of shoes. I was young and needed to be …
Still Life #16: Exposing an Imagined and Unreal World
I think we have forgotten what it means to be human: Industrialization, accelerating technological advances, and the increasing specialization of what we do with our time have caused us to …
Still Life #14: Keeping a Purpose
“It is starting to feel like a sentence” a client told me today. A stark contrast from the relative excitement he felt the week before. The problem with “confinement” is …
Still Life #11: Apocalyptic Existentialism
This is Sam’s (12) Corona bird he scribbled out on a piece of paper for me. I framed it straight away. It encapsulates the balancing act we are all facing. …