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How Religion Got in the Way — Wait But Why
For me, “spiritual” is a good name for some of the powerful mental phenomena that arise when the voice of the ego is muted or silenced. If nothing else, these journeys have shown me how that psychic construct—at once so familiar and on reflection so strange—stands between us and some striking new dimensions of experience, whether of the world outsi... See more
Michael Pollan • How to Change Your Mind: What the New Science of Psychedelics Teaches Us About Consciousness, Dying, Addiction, Depression, and Transcendence
The positing of a spiritual plane sounds like a symptom of our very human wish that there must be more to this world than the everyday things that make up our lives. We want to be sure that somehow it must all add up and have some meaning not obvious to us now. Many atheists might proudly proclaim that our lives have no ultimate meaning, yet the bu
... See moreDerren Brown • Happy: Why More or Less Everything is Absolutely Fine
The practice of spirituality is a way of looking at a world where you’re not alone. There are deeper meanings behind the surface. The energy around you can be harnessed to elevate your work. You are part of something much larger than can be explained—a world of immense possibilities.