“Awe” is an overwhelming feeling of amazement for something that is grand, special, or unique. It’s a positive emotion that can have a transformative effect on us, according to new research….
The “great social lie” is a persistent myth about who we are and our relationship to the world. Philosopher Alan Watts shows how to overcome this delusion and see the truth behind our existence….
Meditation is a type of technology – like a telescope or microscope – in the sense that it improves our scope of observation and extends our awareness toward experiences that we are otherwise unable to detect….
In Zen philosophy, koans are short anecdotes or riddles that are designed to transcend conceptual and dualistic thinking, and thereby provoke enlightenment….
We live in a world of symbols. A symbol can be any word, image, object, animal, or person that represents an idea outside of its ordinary meaning….