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Belief, truth, and practice

Even superficial familiarity with the history of philosophy and ideas (especially from a global perspective) immediately reveals that...

Yoking and unyoking attention

In Sanskrit and Pāli, yoga literally means 'yoke.' Like the yoke put by farmers on the neck of oxen. In a more metaphorical sense, yoga...

Assume you’re wrong

In They Live (1988, directed by John Carpenter), the world is ruled by an invisible alien elite. Everything looks normal and fine, but it...

Neither my own, nor another's

A core notion in the discourses of the Buddha concerns one's attitude towards experience, and in particular the ability of not...

What is the meaning of life?

In today's Western culture, it's fairly common to raise the question 'what is the meaning of life?' The reason for raising this question...

All realities are suitable for surfing

On one occasion (MN 37), the Buddha is asked to summarize his teaching in a brief statement. And this is what he came up with: sabbe...

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