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Life
Notes from Thom’s life of teaching, reading, and travel.
Life
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Outsourcing Happiness
Where happiness comes from, and the idea of outsourcing happiness
2 min read
·Sep 4, 2026
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No Death, No Birth
“Energy is not created or destroyed of its own accord; it changes from one form into another, or passes from one body in...
4 min read
·Sep 5, 2026
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How Can We Hurt Less When We Hurt?
Pain is inevitable. Suffering is optional.
6 min read
·Sep 5, 2026
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Be Free Where You Are
Freedom is not something other people hand us; it is something we have to build up inside ourselves.
4 min read
·Sep 5, 2026
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Every Act Is a Rite
Do the act of this moment well, as a rite, and you will not regret a single moment that passes in your life.
4 min read
·Sep 5, 2026
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Washing the Dishes
We wash the dishes in order to wash the dishes, and so while we are washing them we do not lose a single moment of livin...
4 min read
·Sep 5, 2026
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How long is long enough to understand one another?
Sacrifice, sometimes, is only truly understood when it is silent.
2 min read
·Sep 5, 2026