The qualia in the mind helps us make order out of the world. We make patterns, we see patterns, we think in patterns. The human race has thoughts, ideas, and dreams by the billions and we’re trying to make sense of it all – but with every notion it justContinue Reading

But why do we need catharsis? It is because we live in the human landscape. We live in an economy built on addiction. Personal meaning is reduced to solving the next craving. Finding the next fix. Angst, angst, angst! We can’t not dance our pants are on fire! We mustContinue Reading

So I ask people, often skeptics, how they get their “spiritual solace,” (however they might define it), and here is what I know. The conclusion I’ve drawn is that good health, moderation in indulgences, exercise, eating right, developing the mind through reading and, most definitely, conversation, is a spiritual practiceContinue Reading