The non-Buddhist Buddhist
Notes from mediation, study, reflection, and practice

This blog is a record of practice, not a claim of authority. I am a student of Buddhism in the Kagyu lineage, learning through meditation, study, reflection, and practice. Some things here may be incomplete or mistaken; corrections, references, and other points of view are welcome.


James John Wilson

  • Born in New York.
  • Raised in Texas.
  • Son of British parents.
  • Father of a son and daughter.
  • Husband.
  • Technologist turned program and project manager, Working at Fidelity Investments.
  • Songwriter.
  • Student, Masters of Divinity program in Buddhism at Naropa University.
  • Masters in Leadership from Georgetown University’s McDonough School of Business
  • Bachelor of Science in Environmental Science from SUNY Purchase, summa cum laude.