What drew you to Buddhist practice?
Daily sitting practice helped me feel more connected to something greater than myself.
In 2005, I spent a week at Deer Park, Thich Nhat Hanh’s monastery in Escondido, California. The woman who is now my wife and I were at the monastery at the same time, both sinking into a deeper practice. Being able to support each other in developing sitting practice had a big impact on both of us. Being there together—witnessing each other being vulnerable, deepening our practice, going through whatever we were going through—helped us see each other in a way we would not have if
