Several times recently, I ran into links to an unexpected article by Roger Ebert, the movie reviewer. The Quantum Theory of Reincarnation. Because of his role, the article is getting attention and accolades in the …
“Perhaps there is a pattern set up in the universe for the one who desires to see it, and having seen it, to find one in himself.” — Plato To me, the pattern is an …
Last week I got a chance to hear Rupert Sheldrake speak again. He spoke of 2 competing paradigms of science in recent history – the model of fixed laws and the evolutionary model, giving examples …
I always find it interesting when research is published in peer-reviewed science journals that is paradigm-busting. “The hypothesis definitely raised some eyebrows among our reviewers. But the statistical work is sound. The numbers are there. …
In a prior article, I discussed the personal and impersonal approaches to God, the nature of belief, and the direct experience of God. For most people and in most things you read, God is a …
Paul Hawken gave a Commencement Address to the graduating class of the University of Portland. “When asked if I am pessimistic or optimistic about the future, my answer is always the same: If you look …
Awhile back I started an article on meditation but it soon became clear this was more like a small book than a blog post. I decided to write on just one aspect that is less …
At a recent event, a number of family members ended up together. An observation was made that sometimes, when my mother is annoyed with me, she calls me by my uncles name – her younger …
The most recent issue of Discover magazine has an interesting article on “Biocentrism”. The basic idea is that the physical universe is created by life or consciousness and time and space are mental constructs. As …
This evening, I saw a talk by the philosopher Peter Russell called The Primacy of Consciousness. He starts us out with the typical current paradigm where consciousness is seen as present only in humans and …
Dr Amit Goswami was one of the scientists in the film What the Bleep? He spoke here at the Bleep conference a few years ago. He was also in Dalai Lama Renaissance. Recently, he published …
Science has built a very curious artifice. They see the universe beginning in a Big Bang, a massive explosion out of nothing that created everything. The dust that was created gradually fell together, increasing gravity. …