This is for you if...
You have built something real and are ready for what comes next.
You have a spiritual orientation (or are open to one) as a deeper engagement with the world, not a retreat from it.
You sense a deeper calling that your current life isn't yet organized around.
You want your work and legacy to express your deepest self.
You want a cohort of peers at the same threshold.
You are ready for practice, not just insight.
You have spent a lifetime becoming capable. This is where you become complete.
Presence — Clarity. Developing the foundational tools for mind, concentration, and inner ground. The results are stillness, intuition, and ease. The doorway to your deepest dimension of Being.
Purpose — Conviction. A guided process for uncovering the vows that were always yours — moving from inherited scripts to intentional alignment. The results are conviction, direction, and meaning. The doorway to your deepest dimension of Relating.
Impact — Creation. Mastery of the skills of action in your life and work. Moving from inspiration through vision to manifestation. The results are momentum and real-world impact. The actualization of your deepest powers of Doing.
What a month looks like …
About Paul …
I'm a transmitted Zen teacher in the White Plum lineage, and a serial startup founder. Transmission is a relatively rare level of authorization, a direct line from teacher to student, tracing back through the lineage. It typically takes more than two decades of committed practice to receive. I don't teach what I have studied. I teach what I live.
What past group members have said ….
“Paul helped me understand that in a rapidly changing world, the ability to center and navigate uncertainty without clear pathways is the meta-skill we all need.”
“The group felt natural, and the creation of a new space for people with both congruent and complementary pursuits, paired with the individual attention. I recommend you have a conversation with Paul about your aspirations and options. I’m glad I did, because the Group has been an empowering experience.””
“Paul was quickly able to identify the issues and help me discern what I felt passionate about. After just a few sessions, I was already on a clear path toward the next stage of my career in a way that felt deeply right for me.”
“I went in with few expectations, looking for a deliberate bridge between Zen practice and work. I found a community of like-minded people and a durable framework to evaluate and integrate the various ways I relate to myself, others, and work.”
“Working with Paul is like meeting an alchemist at an enchanted amusement park. Paul is truly gifted in quickly understanding how to align your strengths with your goals. His practice employs a very thorough approach to discovery and learning that yields deep and abiding change.”
Pricing & Scholarships
The Founding Cohort is a three-month program. Pricing is $3,240 per quarter, which includes all group gatherings, cohort circles, 1:1 sessions, and optional retreats.
Scholarships are available. If the program speaks to you and cost is the obstacle, tell me what it would mean to you to be part of it. That conversation is part of the Discovery Call.
FAQ
Who is this program designed for?
The Noble Path is designed for leaders, change agents, and legacy builders who are creating something real and substantial — a venture, a movement, an organization, a body of work. More specifically, it is for those who sense that their outer ambitions require inner architecture to match: people who are ready to move beyond default patterns and roles and into a deeper alignment with their purpose and potential.
How do I know if I’m ready for this?
Signs that a person is ready for this work include: a feeling that a deeper life purpose is calling; a growing inspiration to meet the changing world with your unique gifts; lack of clarity about your next steps in life; a lack of focus or joy in your work; a sense of being overwhelmed or out of flow in your execution. If you feel the pull of something more essential beneath the surface of your current life and work — this path may be for you.
What do you say to those who feel they don’t have the time?
This work transforms your relationship to time — from adversarial to generative. When you are not in alignment with yourself and your purpose, everything takes far more effort, and you may not be working on the right things. Alignment ensures you are working on the right things, in the right way, with focus, joy, and flow. Members consistently find that the investment of time pays compound returns in clarity, outcomes and new relationships.