Culture, despite its refinements, is all about pleasure. All the energy of the world seems to be spent, either on satisfying cravings, or creating new or better ones. As soon as our Participation Levels catch up, our Interest Levels go bounding off ahead. We are like a mountain goat whoContinue Reading

Compare the passion of teenagers to the love between husband and wife. The one swiftly passes like a burnt-out match, while the other endures through a long series of life events. Teenage love is Big Dopamine love. Neurotransmitter flooding. Over time, love becomes a Little Dopamine phenom. Conscious ritualing withContinue Reading

We don’t have to play by the rules of matter. We don’t have to carry a big stick to make the world do our bidding. By focusing on qualia, the good things, the gifts, will come to us. The gifts have always been plenty, All of our gifts come fromContinue Reading