19 Harsh Truths You Don’t Want To Hear But Must (You’ll Be 10 Times Better For It)
As a blogger, I cop a lot of heat for delivering the truth rather than sugar-coating it with Instagram selfies, perfect image filters and nice words. I’ve writt...
Mindfulness, Compassion & Wisdom: Three Means To Peace
A central question confronting spiritual life today is how we can best respond to the tremendous conflicts and uncertainties of these times. The war on terror, ...
Up in Smoke: A Buddhist Smoker on Quitting Weed
Originally seen at: The Lions Roar Pot use is finding new acceptance across America. So why, after a long love affair with weed, has this Buddhist kicked it to...
Neuroscience on Bad Habits and Why Will Power Isn’t Everything
Originally seen at: Psych Central Why are bad habits so hard to break? What if the bumper sticker “Just Say No” is actually working against us? If willpower al...
What is Reality? by Alan Watts
The following is an excerpt from the book "The Book: On the Taboo Against Knowing Who You Are" by Alan Watts exploring incredible wordplay for the ultimate ques...
Ancient India’s 5 Words for Love (And Why Knowing Them Can Heighten Your Happiness)
For the sages of ancient India, sex and romance were just the first few steps in a more expansive process of learning to love. Hinduism has a beautiful myth ab...
How Far Away is a Smartphone Dystopia?
The unintended consequences of tech companies who are competing for our "attention," is a discussion that is thriving in tech today. It has been said that "what...
Shocking New Netflix Osho Documentary Reveals Cult Secrets
This week Netflix released an Osho documentary series. It explores the deeply controversial following of the spiritual guru's alleged 'cult'. The six-part film...
How To Live a Fulfilling Life: Joseph Campbell and the Power of Myth Series
One of the greatest things to ever be filmed. This is a six part series on the life's work of Joseph Campbell. Exploring mythology, symbolism, psychology, theo...
A Zen Master Explains Death to a Child and The Three Principles of Zen
If death is so enormous a mystery that we remain unable to wrap our grownup minds around it, despite consolation from our great philosophers, how are tiny human...
10 Reasons to Escape Excessive Consumerism
I am trying to live a minimalist life. But that doesn’t mean I still don’t own stuff. My family of four still owns three beds, three dressers, two couches, o...
8 Ego-Shattering Videos That Explore Unique Perspectives
A simple collection of extremely thought provoking videos for the epiphany addicts looking to shatter their minds a little bit today. Let us know your thoughts ...
Scientists studying Psychedelics accidentally proved the self is an illusion
Philosophers and mystics have long contemplated the disconcerting notion that the fixed self is an illusion. Neuroscientists now think they can prove it or, at ...
Alan Watts on the Mystical Experience of Being Alive
“Inability to accept the mystic experience is more than an intellectual handicap. Lack of awareness of the basic unity of organism and environment is a serious ...
Every Obstacle is the Way Forward
Marcus Aurelius said: “Our actions may be impeded, but there can be no impeding our intentions or dispositions. Because we can accommodate and adapt. The mind ...
How Schopenhauer’s Philosophy can illuminate a midlife crisis
Despite reflecting on the good life for more than 2,500 years, philosophers have not had much to say about middle age. For me, approaching 40 was a time of ster...
Meditation for Beginners: 20 Practical Tips for Understanding the Mind
The most important habit I’ve formed in the last 10 years of forming habits is meditation. Hands down, bar none. Meditation has helped me to form all my other ...
What is Life? Are You Living In A Simulation?
One of the on-going discussions amongst high-profile thinkers, physicists and philosophers is whether or not we are living within a simulation. If you, me, e...
Dalai Lama: The Future Is In Our Hands
This is an article from Turning Points, a magazine that explores what critical moments from this year might mean for the year ahead. A crack in a floating ic...
The 6 Varieties of Love from the Greeks
Today’s coffee culture has an incredibly sophisticated vocabulary. Do you want a cappuccino, an espresso, a skinny latte or maybe an iced caramel macchiato? The...
Beyond Drugs: The Universal Experience Of Addiction
As addiction is so prevalent in our times, we deemed it necessary to share this insightful article on addiction from Gabor Maté (Source) - We hope this article ...