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What’s up, Joe? Governor Andrew Cuomo is given free air time, every single day. He dominates the airwaves, conveying compassionate, competent leadership. He’s out there. He’s leading. What about you? Senator Bernie Sanders just emailed America his Six Core Provisions. It’s simple, comprehensive, workable, relatable and understandable. He’s out there…

PANiC DiSORDER ALONG THE TRAiL People get upset with me. I have a somewhat sociopathic disorder in certain life situations, where I find it very easy to walk away from or turn my back on close family/friend relationships and situations. Unfortunately, I haven’t always felt a great deal of guilt…

1969, South Carolina — I was in freshman orientation along with several hundred other students, sitting in the campus chapel. The chapel also functioned as the largest assembly center on campus, so it made sense to gather us together in a venue in which we would all fit. We were…

Dr. Donald Hoffman, Professor of Cognitive Science at UC Irvine Just as Joseph Campbell gave us context into the great spiritual heros, myths and literature by showing us how they compared with each other and by showing us their metaphorical meanings, Don Hoffman is ably doing the same thing in…

Dr. Donald Hoffman, Professor of Cognitive Science at UC Irvine It's impossible to see the world as it is, argues a cognitive neuroscientist | Aeon Videos Many scientists believe that natural selection brought our perception of reality into clearer and deeper focus…aeon.co

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exploring handshakes between science and mysticism Introduction The biggest, most important thing we can do is to realize the power of intention. As a species, we completely underestimate not only the power of the mind, but the very definition of Mind. Our minds are not confined to our brains. We amuse…

disrupting oneness, because it’s usually not Oneness Religions, philosophies and ‘ways’ of life evolve. Our opinions and paradigms eventually shift. Sometimes these shifts occur as massive changes sweep across society, but more often the shifts occur in limited, more personal ways. These more incremental tweaks are often experienced as disruptive…

martial arts masters and spirituality Why do so many of the ancient and even some contemporary martial arts masters end up focusing on the spiritual nature of mankind? The simplest explanation happens to intuitively make sense: Martial arts teaches people to face death. Confrontation with death was the foundational premise…