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Monk Tashirok

Monk Tashirok

A Buddhist monk writing on solitude, the self, and quiet remembering.

Monk Tashirok is a Buddhist monk writing on solitude, the quiet forgetting of self, and the slow return to listening. His short volumes are written for the person who has learned to care for everyone except themselves.

A life of quiet attention

His work is not instruction but accompaniment. It begins where most of us actually are — surrounded, capable, and strangely unreachable — and makes space to notice what we usually hurry past.

Why these writings

Collected over years of practice and conversation, they are offered as small meetings with the self. Read one slowly, let it sit, and return when you need it.

There is a strange loneliness that appears even when people surround you. Not because no one loves you, and not because no one cares — but because, somewhere along the way, you stopped feeling seen by yourself. We spend years learning what others need and how not to disappoint them, until, slowly and without noticing, our own inner voice grows quiet. Not peaceful. Simply forgotten.
The soul becomes distant not all at once, but through many small abandonments. As the mind ages, it begins to understand that not every burden deserves our loyalty — yet we learn this slowly. At first we carry everything: every insult, every regret, every expectation, as if suffering longer made something more meaningful.
We imagine life changes in big moments — a loss, a success, a sudden realization. More often it changes quietly, through what we repeat each day: the thoughts we return to, the fears we rehearse, the stories we tell ourselves when no one is listening. A river shapes stone not by force, but by repetition.
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Published works

4 titles by Monk Tashirok

PDFThe Unhurried Mind

The Unhurried Mind

Somewhere between the alarm clock and the last scroll of the night, most of us lose the day. We move fast, think faster, and rarely arrive where we are. This book is an invitation to stop — not to quit life, but to finally show up for it. The Unhurried Mind is not about becoming a monk or escaping the world. It is about bringing two thousand five hundred years of Buddhist insight into the noise of modern life: the inbox, the traffic, the restless three a.m. mind. Inside, you'll find 35 chapters covering why we suffer, how to meet impermanence, what the self really is, and how to bring a calmer attention to work, relationships, and the small moments in between. Practical exercises. Real examples. No dogma. Just wisdom that works. Treat this book as a field guide, not a doctrine. Take what helps. Leave what does not.

$15.00
PDFNewThe Quiet Between

The Quiet Between

There is a quiet place inside you that you have not visited in a long time. Not because it disappeared. But because you kept choosing everything else — the approval, the performance, the endless becoming. And somewhere in that choosing, the voice that once knew who you were became a whisper. The Quiet Between is a mirror. Slowly held. Gently tilted. So you might see what you abandoned — and what still waits for you. Inside, 35 chapters explore why we abandon ourselves, how to stop performing, and what it means to come home — not to a place, but to the person you were before the world told you who to be. You do not need to believe anything to read this. You only need to be honest.

$15.00
PDFNewThe Way Is Already Here

The Way Is Already Here

You have been searching for your purpose for a long time. Maybe you call it something else — meaning, direction, calling, the thing you were born to do. But underneath all the names, the question is the same: Why am I here? The Way Is Already Here will not give you an answer. Not because the author is withholding it. But because the answer is not something you find. It is something you remember. Something you already are. Inside, 50 chapters explore what Zen teaches about meaning, presence, and the strange truth that the life you are looking for is the life you are already living. Poetry. Philosophy. Practice. All in one. Read slowly. Sit with the questions. The way is already here.

$15.00
PDFNewThe Still Point

The Still Point

The world does not stop spinning. Your inbox fills. Your phone buzzes. Your mind races from one task to the next, from one worry to the next, from one screen to the next. And somewhere beneath all that motion, you sense a stillness you cannot quite reach. The Still Point is your guide to finding it. Not by escaping the world. Not by retreating to a monastery. But by discovering the stillness that exists in the center of every spinning day — in the breath between meetings, in the pause before speaking, in the quiet moment before sleep. Inside, you'll find: • 50 chapters covering the core teachings of Buddhism — mindfulness, impermanence, suffering, compassion, and the middle way • Practical meditation techniques you can use anywhere, anytime • Real modern examples showing how ancient wisdom applies to your daily life • Reflections and exercises at the end of every chapter • Guidance on dealing with anger, fear, grief, desire, and doubt Whether you're new to Buddhism or a seasoned practitioner, this book meets you where you are and takes you where you need to go. No dogma. No jargon. Just warm, poetic wisdom that transforms a life. The still point is already within you. This book helps you find it.

$15.00