Anthony Tshering

My Reflections on Tao Te Ching #1

1 The tao that can be told is not the eternal Tao The name that can be named is not

The so-called self is a construct of words and memories, of fantasies which have no existence in immediate reality. The

Few pieces of art create a sense of awe within me. Terrence Malick’s films, especially Tree of Life, do. So

Today the cool ocean air flicks my skin like fingertips. I am walking, lost in melancholy, lost in grief, but

I loved social media. I loved that I was never bored, that any time I felt empty or alone, I

I am outside, wandering Richmond, British Columbia. The ocean stands before me, a shimmering field of blue that rolls in

“When you try to stay on the surface of the water, you sink; but when you try to sink, you

I no longer think humans are innately good. This is a new belief, developed over the last 10 years. For

Christopher Nolan is a rarity in today’s Hollywood. He is the rare big-budget director that pushes the craft of filmmaking

The climate is collapsing. Most of us live in denial of this. But it is inevitable. What does climate collapse

I started meditating when I was 21. When I was in Kathmandu, Nepal, I bought a copy of Kathleen McDonald’s

(I wrote this in 2013 on an old film blog and thought it would be fun to repost it. Many

I just finished my 5th rewatch of The Wire, the critically acclaimed HBO drama that ran from 2002-2008, and it

Meditation is my balance. It’s hard to fully articulate what it actually does for me, except that I am more

So you want to meditate… kudos to you for wanting to improve your mental health and life. When I’ve practiced