Hargrove Julian
Location: Sedona, Arizona
Julian Hargrove is a meditation philosopher and contemplative writer with a lifelong interest in silence, presence, and the art of inner observation.
Experience
Over the past 40 years, Julian has explored a wide range of meditative traditions—from Zen and Advaita to Vipassana and poetic mysticism. His writings invite readers to slow down, reflect deeply, and rediscover simplicity in the present moment.
Education
M.A. in Comparative Philosophy, University of Chicago
Longtime practitioner of Zen and Advaita Vedanta
Posts
The Essence of Taoism: Meeting Stillness Beneath Thought
Sometimes, to understand the essence of Taoism, it is enough to pause and listen beneath the noise—where answers do not rush and the mind’s certainty loses its grip.
The Western Roots of Rationalism: Tracing the Quiet Path to Wisdom
Beneath the loud debates of the mind, the Western tradition has always offered a quieter possibility—a way of seeing, and of asking. Rationalism, as it arises from Socrates and ripples through the ages, is not just a mode of thinking but an intimate search for wisdom itself.
Understanding Maya in Vedanta: Where Nothing Is Quite As It Seems
Maya drifts through Vedanta like a veil of soft fog. To speak of maya is to notice the patterns behind the patterns—the mind's gentle refusal to let anything be as solid as it pretends.
Buddhism and Compassion: The Quiet Heart That Answers Suffering
Buddhism and compassion return again and again to the same place: the moment when one being’s pain is quietly seen by another. Sometimes, nothing changes except the space that holds it.
The Western Self: Shadows, Stories, and the Search for Meaning
In the quiet hour, the idea of self ripples just beneath awareness. In western traditions, the self is both explorer and mapmaker—casting reason like a lamp across the unknown, searching for traces of a good life amid shifting stories and the ache of becoming.
The Eastern Path to Enlightenment: Moving Through Samsara Toward Stillness
Not all journeys follow roads drawn on maps. The eastern path to enlightenment is often described in symbols—a wheel, a breath, a single mindful footfall. Sometimes what opens is not a way forward, but a deepening into what already is.