Lantern Stories: Night Sutras For The Ones Still Awake
With Juan Vega (Monk Mode Society)Night doesn’t just get quiet. It gets honest. This course is for the ones still awake — night workers, overthinkers, caretakers, anybody carrying invisible weight into the bed. Eight nights. Eight lantern stops. A short night teaching. A simple practice. A modern story built to let your shoulders drop. We move through the real traps: replay, tomorrow-dread, the inner critic, loneliness, money fear, after-noise… and the final night where you stop trying to fix your whole life at 2 a.m. No homework. No pressure to finish. If you fall asleep mid-lesson, that counts. Lantern’s on. Leave what you’re carrying at the door. The night can hold it.
Modern parables and small practices for minds that get loud after dark.
About this course
Night doesn’t just get quiet. It gets honest. This course is for the ones still awake — night workers, overthinkers, caretakers, anybody carrying invisible weight into the bed. Eight nights. Eight lantern stops. A short night teaching. A simple practice. A modern story built to let your shoulders drop. We move through the real traps: replay, tomorrow-dread, the inner critic, loneliness, money fear, after-noise… and the final night where you stop trying to fix your whole life at 2 a.m. No homework. No pressure to finish. If you fall asleep mid-lesson, that counts. Lantern’s on. Leave what you’re carrying at the door. The night can hold it.
Meet your Teacher
Juan Vega is a veteran, father, and lay Buddhist practitioner who teaches Street Dharma—practical, story-driven meditation for real people under real pressure. His work blends modern parables, simple mindfulness practices, and Buddhist-rooted insight into tools that help listeners unwind, downshift, and rest. He teaches as both student and teacher, drawing from lived experience with late hours, heavy thoughts, and the everyday demands of work and family life. This course is designed to feel human, grounded, and usable—especially for night workers, overthinkers, and anyone carrying a loud mind into the dark.