God Only Knows
BBC has recently done an “Impossible Orchestra” of well-known musicians and singers for a blended version of the Beach Boy’s song God Only Knows. (from ’66, 48 years ago) That’s London’s Alexandra Palace Theatre, home …
Category: Media
Gratitude is Happiness
This little clip on the “science of happiness” does a little test to demonstrate prior research (linked) on how expressing gratitude increases happiness. Maybe some embarrassment too. 😉 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oHv6vTKD6lg They have a whole series on …
Dear Prudence returns
A few months back, I posted an interview with Dr. Prudence (Farrow) Bruns, the Dear Prudence of the famous Beatles song from India and sister of Mia Farrow. This month, they released her talk from …
On Suicide
The tragic death of Robin Williams has brought forth an outpouring of appreciation for him and how he touched so many lives. But also some confusion about suicide that I thought worth touching on. Some …
Recent Research on the Physiology of Initial Enlightenment
I’ve been writing articles on basic practices that support awakening here for some time. Key among them: on the different types of meditation, the difference between actual meditation and “guided meditation” (hypnosis), and the value …
The Power of History
There is the old saying: what you put your attention on grows stronger. This is true not only in your apparent individual life but in the larger community as a whole. The Lord’s Prayer would …
An Intellectual Approach to Consciousness
Yesterday, I posted an article on David Chalmers talk at TED on the Hard Problem of Consciousness. Waiting in my browser was an interview with Bernardo Kastrup. Turns out Chalmers was one of the influences …
The Hard Problem of Consciousness
Modern science has been struggling for some time with consciousness. It is subjective vs science’s objective approach. And yet it is intimate to our experience. Not to mention that consciousness keeps showing up as a …
Consciousness Switch
Scientists have recently discovered an area in the brain where, if electrically stimulated, the subject ceases to be conscious. The article goes on to suggest this as “the long-elusive cradle of human consciousness“. Scientists have …
Dr. Vasant Lad film
Dr. Vasant Lad is an Ayurvedic doctor and educator who founded the Ayurvedic Institute in New Mexico. He brought Ayurveda to the west. His introductory book I mention on the Books tab above was my …
Brahmacharya & Sex
Brahmacharya is one of the Yamas of Yoga and key to many conceptions of spiritual practice. It is commonly translated to mean celibacy. Celibacy is thus deemed necessary for real spiritual progress. However, while a …
Jim Carrey gives Commencement Speech
Recently, the graduating class of a small Midwestern US university had comedienne Jim Carrey for their commencement address. The campus all meditates and some practice Ayurveda, hence a few of the “inside” jokes about head …