Tony Brussat is the author of:
Planet Qualia: Happiness, Landscapes, and Ecosystems.
Matter, Qualia, Mind and Cosmos
God's Qualia
Conscious Ritualing
We don’t really need to know all the neurotransmitters and what they do; the Big Dopamine/Little Dopamine metaphor will serve as shorthand for serotonin, endocannibanoids, and a host of others. Neurotransmitters are like the universal myths: we only need to find the one that touches us personally to get theContinue Reading
There is a story of the Rainmaker, in ancient China, who was called to a province which hadn’t seen rain in months. He arrived and spent three days in the cottage they provided for him, unseen, and then it rained. When asked how he brought the rain, he replied thatContinue Reading
The pause, with all its symbolic import, teaches us what Socrates tried to teach the ancient Greeks: Know Thyself! We are all addicts, in bondage to our Big Dopamine pleasures. However, the pause is the key. Big Dopamine wants to rush in and fill up the pause, but before itContinue Reading