I’ve told some of you before that I always feel a little embarrassed when I “promote” my own books, even[…]
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Religious/Spiritual Authority and Science
In a discussion group of “spiritual leaders” (in which I think I’m the token scientist), the question of religious and[…]
Read moreBlowing Your Mind Through Cognitive Satiation?
Some colleagues were recently discussing mantras, those special words or phrases whose repetition is supposed to produce spiritual effects of[…]
Read moreMeditation, Mindfulness in Life, and My August 2012 Online Workshop
With my GlideWing online workshop on meditation and mindfulness coming up in a few weeks (www.glidewing.com), I’ve been thinking a[…]
Read moreMeditation: Prolonged Or Intermittent Or Mixed With The World?
One of the things I’ve tried to do most of my life, both in my personal and professional lives, has[…]
Read moreConscious of What?
Normally I don’t think much about questions like “What is the ultimate nature of consciousness?” To try to answer that[…]
Read more“Meditation:” It’s Bigger Than Me, No Matter How Much My Head Gets Ahead of My Heart
I got an e-mail from a friend earlier today that moved me deeply in the way he talked about how[…]
Read moreMy Golf Lesson from the Mythical/Mystical Shivas Irons
I have never been interested in golf or played it, unless you want to count less than a dozen instances[…]
Read moreClarity, Confusion, Science, Tibetan Buddhism – Being a Scientist, Being a Spiritual Seeker – Tsoknyi Rinpoche’s New Book
Readers of this blog and of my books tell me they like to hear about my personal psychological processes, how[…]
Read moreWho Will I Be? Mindfulness Teacher? Spiritual Teacher? Scientist? Professor? – Reflections and Online Workshop Progress Report
As I mentioned in a post a few weeks ago(April 9, 2012), I went back to lovely Asheville, NC for[…]
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