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
Modern Western Philosophy and Ethics: Pausing Beneath the Surface
To examine modern western philosophy and ethics is not to peel back history, but to rest for a moment in the patterns of thought that move within and beyond us. There is a certain quiet in asking — and an even deeper quiet in simply allowing the questions to remain.
Karma’s Quiet Rivers: Buddhist and Hindu Reflections
The word karma travels softly through Buddhist and Hindu teachings, its meaning turning like a river that knows many banks. Sit beside it and notice what catches the light.
Stoic View on Suffering: A Quiet Contemplation
When suffering arrives, it seldom asks permission. The Stoic view on suffering offers not an escape, but a slow turning toward the ache, a way to find mental clarity in simply being with what is here.
Western and Eastern Mind: Two Ways of Meeting the Present
There is a stillness that gently sits beneath thinking, untouched by whether it is west or east. The mind, with its questions, wanders down many paths. Here we pause, letting the voices of Western and Eastern traditions drift nearby, not to choose sides, but to notice what is always right here.
Greek Philosophy on Happiness: Sitting with Joy and the Mind
Somewhere between longing and enough, the ancient Greeks asked: what does it mean to live well? In their words, happiness was not a fleeting feeling, but the soft unfolding of a life attended to, moment by moment.
The Eastern Concept of Suffering: Tracing Shadows with Soft Eyes
Suffering, in many Eastern traditions, is neither enemy nor punishment. It is a shadow at noon. Wu wei, Taoism, the Eightfold Path — all turn toward this shadow, asking not for escape, but for a clearer presence in its midst.