The Seeker’s Mind Often people want to learn and be creative, but they can’t focus for long periods of time and have …

Digital Addiction and Smartphone-Related Youth Suicide | Book Excerpt   To understand the widespread disease of digital addiction, we have to differentiate …

Honoring Thich Nhat Hanh: The Buddha of the Modern World   I knew this day was coming, but I never wanted it …

Political Correctness is Unnatural     We are developing an over-the-top political correctness in the world which we all know deep down …

An Artificial Problem in a Natural World | Book Excerpt    We currently live in a culture where we believe we should …

Why the World is Always in Conflict   There is so much hatred in the world. So many people banding together based …

Lao-tzu’s Wisdom on Artificial and Natural Desires     In the Tao Te Ching, Lao-tzu makes a distinction between “the desires of the eye” …

Why the East Avoid Debate and Why You Should too     Avoiding debate is a hallmark of Eastern thought, especially in …

The Life and Teachings of Ramana Maharshi     Many people have heard the name Ramana Maharshi, but surprisingly most of them …

Go Beyond Everything (Turiya)     In the great Eastern spiritual traditions there is a special importance given to going beyond everything, …

The Nature of Siddhis in the East   The word siddhi is a Sanskrit noun which means attainment, accomplishment, perfection, power, realization, or success, …

Yugas: The Hindu Map of Time   The Eastern view of time is completely different to the Western view. A perfect example …

Understanding Flow – Part 3 Intelligent Spontaneity   The story of Cook Ting is about how we effectively move through the world …

Understanding Flow – Part 2 Ancient Philosophy   The embodied model of the self was the primary viewpoint during the Warring States …

Understanding Flow – Part 1 Modern Science     What is the nature of being in a flow state of consciousness? How …

History of the Monarchical View | Book Excerpt from Enlightenment Now   Tracing our history back to pre-agrarian culture, humanity was a …

The Way of the Warrior and Path of the Sage | Book Excerpt from The Science and Practice of Humility   A …

The Skill of Martial Arts is Yin Over Yang | Book Excerpt from Effortless Living     The science and practice of …

Harmony of Nonconformity | Book Excerpt from Effortless Living   In a linear world, the external order dictates an artificial way of …

The Evolution of Human Cognition | Book Excerpt from Fasting the Mind   As the human species began to move to different …

The Ancient Eastern Science of the Nervous System | Book Excerpt from Fasting the Mind   The spiritual path of Buddhism came …

From a Western perspective the mind of the East has always appeared peculiar. The Eastern way of thinking, their philosophy and spiritual beliefs, run counter to Western thought. Today, in the modern world, the Western view of life has become the norm, even in the East. The Western approach of radical individualism has spread all around the world, while the Eastern view of holism and collectivism is taking a backseat while each and every individual tries to reach the top of the social heap by tramping over others. A result of this striving for 'success' is that we have become excessively busy, and ...

Enlightenment in the East: Misunderstood & Misinterpreted   Enlightenment in the East is often misunderstood and misinterpreted. It is completely different from …

Humility: A Sage’s Ultimate Reality   The effortless universal virtue of humility is what evokes enlightenment in life. The big problem with …

The Trap of Devotion to God and Guru   We fear nothing more than being truly independent. True independence does not mean …

The Evolution of Perception   In any attempt to save the world we are in one sense an immense help in changing …

The Artificial Human   The destruction of an organism depends upon an element of that organism becoming neurotic to its place within …

Cosmic Dance   The way we perceive power and strength in this world is beginning to change. For thousands of years we …

Weight of the World    When most people feel under stress they often say, “It feels like the weight of the world …

The Space Between   How do we close the gap? The gap that we believe exists between you and I. What would …