Episode
7. Caverly Morgan: "I Am Not This Voice. I Am Not This Narrative."
People I (Mostly) Admire · Feb 14, 2026 · 39 min
She showed up late and confused to her first silent retreat, but Caverly Morgan eventually trained for eight years in silence at a Zen monastery. Now her mindfulness-education program Peace in Schools is part of the high-school curriculum in Portland, Ore. Steve Levitt finds out what daily life is like in a silent monastery, why teens find it easier than adults to learn meditation, and what…