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Code Blue for Capitalism: The Jeweled Pavilion and the Future of Care
Colleagues, I speak not as an economist or politician but as a nurse who feels the pulse of the world through the pulse of my patients. Something enormous is dying in our hands. You can hear it in the endless … Continue reading
Fan Fiction: Fantasy Four Defeat Maelstrom, The Super AI Wizard
Chapter 1: The Gathering Storm In a realm beyond comprehension, an alternative Earth existed within a vast simulation. This world was a tapestry of vivid imagination, where fantastical characters from various dimensions converged. Among them were Alice, the inquisitive girl … Continue reading
The Supreme Array Scripture: A Psychedelic Sūtra
Composed sometime around the third century C.E., The Supreme Array Scripture (Sanskrit: Gaṇḍavyūha Sūtra) is one of the most psychedelic Mahāyāna sutras ever composed by Buddhists. Nearly every single one of its 500+ pages describes some type of cosmic vision … Continue reading
Modern Samkhya
What is Classical Sāṃkhya? Sāṃkhya is one of the most ancient of India’s philosophic traditions and its influence was widespread in Indian thought for centuries. The Sāṃkyakārikā, composed by Iśvarakrṣṇa sometime before the mid-sixth century, is the one and only … Continue reading
Entering the Real
In the practice of mindfulness of the breath, one lets go of obsession with the conceptual realm of thought and becomes aware of the nonconceptual realm of the REAL. Thoughts and concepts are necessary and important for us as human … Continue reading
The Power of Mindfulness
Nonsectarian Mindfulness Classes in Palmerston North every Tuesday at the Theosophical Hall (304 Church Street) from 6pm-7pm. Come and experience the power of mindfulness! With Maitri, Doug