Fasting, sweating, piercing the body, and psychoactive plants have been sought as ways to transcend consciousness for millennia. According to tantra we can attain these states directly through our senses by exploring ecstasy in the body. The principle of tantra is Read more…
Love, quite literally has an intoxicating effect on us. By understanding the mysteries of this emotion from a scientific perspective we can navigate relationships with a little more clarity. There are biological factors to attachment and separation that can easily override Read more…
From cave drawings to urban graffiti, images and words shape the way we perceive the world. Visual art literally changes our consciousness when we look at it. Our environment affects us in fundamental ways, shaping our culture and the way we think. Read more…
The strength to face the challenges in our life always rewards us with a refinement and evolution of our soul. Regardless if we win or lose the battle. How do you respond when a situation emerges that causes an inner-conflict Read more…
The concept and pursuit of flow is central to Eastern philosophy. Taoism especially speaks of flow often as a way to emulate movement, grace, and freedom. It requires trust and letting go. This is also practiced as non-attachment in traditions Read more…
Can thought, intention, and emotion influence the physical world? Many people believe so but scientific models for testing and quantifying this idea often fall short. Classical physics has been very successful at understanding the material nature of the universe. Yet this Read more…
Western intellectualism teaches us that intelligence only resides in the mind. This limited world-view that misses the full spectrum of wisdom that we humans can draw from. When our intellect does not have the answers we seek, where do we Read more…
I had a life-changing experience in Hawaii recently when a whale visited me and my friends while kayaking. This majestic being was coherent, aware of us, and enjoying our company as much as we were enjoying hers. We put our Read more…
All of us have had to reconcile when things didn’t go our way and sometimes that is more important than getting what we originally wanted. Somewhere in our past as children we learned that crying or pouting might just get Read more…
There has been much celebration in the wake of President Obamas decision to reject the Keystone XL Pipeline. Yet there are a few things that should not be overlooked going forward. The roots to this movement are well beneath the Read more…