I’ve known for most of my adult life that I’m a Possibilian. But until now, I didn’t know that was the word for what I am. In this wonderful talk, neuroscientist David Eagleman makes the point that we know too … Continue reading
In the documentary film Kumaré, a fairly ordinary guy named Vikram Gandhi, born and raised in New Jersey but of Indian ancestry, invents a false identity as a “long-haired, orange-robed, heavily accented Hindu guru” called Sri Kumaré. In this guise … Continue reading
A new survey by the Pew Research Center’s Forum on Religion & Public Life finds that the number of Americans who do not identify with any religion is continuing to grow at a rapid pace. One-fifth of the U.S. public … Continue reading
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From the Wikipedia article on Japanese Aesthetics: Yūgen (幽玄) is an important concept in traditional Japanese aesthetics. The exact translation of the word depends on the context. In the Chinese philosophical texts the term was taken from, yūgen meant “dim”, … Continue reading