Shifting from Ambition to Meaning
Many years ago, after a conversation with my friend Ram Dass, I wrote these words: All of my life I wanted to be somebody. Now I finally am somebody – but it isn’t me. I […]
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Esoteric Healing
I am currently enjoying the third big illness of my life. The first occurred when I was twenty-seven at the end of a two year retreat. I collapsed with a severe hepatitis which the doctors […]
On the Nature of Mind
Having a clear understanding of the mind is essential to unravel the mechanisms of happiness and suffering. That is why psychologists, specialists in neuroscience and philosophers investigate the nature of the mind. It is, after […]
The Swan: Bird of the Soul
To draw close to the birds in spirit, to listen with an open heart to their cascades of song and to attune the soul to their joyous outpourings, is a poignantly beautiful way to embrace […]
Tapping Into the Field of Consciousness
When we measure, most of us judge what we are measuring. We try to analyze it. We try to make sense of it. We try to make it mean something that fits our perception of […]
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Preparing for Crisis
Here I am alive and well, having survived my first ever proper surgery and grateful to feel good. So I thought I would share a bit more on how I prepared for it. This may […]
Mind Over Genes: The Biology of Belief
Earlier in my career as a research scientist and medical school professor, I actively supported the perspective that the human body was a ‘biochemical machine’ programmed by its genes. We scientists believed that our strengths, […]