A team of researchers at the Three Perimeter Institute might have a solution to the mystery of what came before the Big Bang: A black hole. [Read more...]
Pema Chödrön, Buddhist Nun, Explains Why a Little Negativity Can (Sometimes) Be an Incredibly Good Thing
In the video below, the Venerable Pema Chödrön tells the story of what led her to become a Buddhist nun. [Read more...]
Man on the Edge: Check Out This Korean Comedy About Shamanism
“Man on the Edge,” originally titled 박수건달, which translates literally into “Shaman Burn,” is a comedy about a Korean gangster who hears the call to shamanism and is pulled into a world of insane supernatural hijinks. [Read more...]
Alan Watts on How to Wake Up to Life’s Limitless Potential
Alan Watts played a huge role in popularizing Eastern philosophy for a Western audience in the mid-20 century. For more than 50 years his books and lectures have been responsible for setting countless individuals on the path. [Read more...]
Behold the Quantum Pigeonhole Principle, Destroyer of the Universe
Everyone knows Schrödinger’s Cat, the unfortunate theoretical feline used to demonstrate the paradoxes that arise from quantum randomness applied to everyday objects. In this thought experiment, the cat is placed in a box with a 50% chance of releasing a toxin based on the probability of a partic... [Read more...]
Everything Is an Illusion Created by Language. Here’s Why.
In the video below, philosopher and mathematician Alfred Korzybski explains how everything is an illusion, and reality is actually an abstraction of the mind. His explanation is quite literally mind blowing. [Read more...]
The Secret Origin of Timothy Leary, Doctor of Tripping
Thanks to the kind folks at Inner Traditions for sending me a copy of Timothy Leary: The Harvard Years, which focuses on his early writings on LSD and psilocybin, and features guest appearances from Richard Alpert, Huston Smith, Ralph Metzner and others. [Read more...]