Stuart Evans

I constructed a world-view in which the forces I experienced fit within the natural order of science, as what Jung called "archetypes of the collective unconscious". I rejected supernatural explanations, but learned to believe in magic -- the magic of the human mind and hand and heart.

The quality that you’re looking for in most meditation is, I think, best described as collectedness. You can think of this as the opposite of being scattered. Your mental activity is being naturally organized by the intention to stay present in the moment, rather than the intention to, say, continue a Twitter argument in your head. This is not at... See more

Deep Okayness is not the feeling that I am awesome all the time. Instead, it is the total banishment of self-loathing. It is the deactivation of the part of my mind that used to attack itself. It’s the closure of the self as an attack surface. It’s the intuitive understanding that I am merely one of the apertures through which the universe... See more

almost no one takes seriously the idea that one must be interested if one is to learn. To learn you must be able to choose. Genuinely choose. You must be able to choose whether to be there at all in the first place.

Mark’s conception of meditation is quite different than that of other teachers. Perhaps the main distinguishing feature is, I think, also the best part of his system: the Meta Protocol. The Meta Protocol is simple. As part of your meditative life, frequently ask yourself—in writing or in your head—what, concretely, is going on when you meditate,... See more