All men have been created to carry forward an ever-advancing civilization.

“Intolerance in the twenty-third century? Improbable!” Roddenberry said. “If man survives that long, he will have learned to take delight in the essential differences between men and between cultures.” He also said, “We must learn to live together, or most certainly we will soon all die together.” Delight in the essential differences between

We are currently in a global mental health crisis that is ruthlessly affecting teens and young adults at a rate unlike anything the world has ever seen. In the dozens and dozens of talks and presentations I’ve given at colleges and universities, this fact seems to be abundantly well-known by those under fifty and almost completely, cluelessly

Most people’s spiritual paths end there, at the personal. When most people think of spiritual tools for change, growth, and finding peace, they think of themselves working internally to increase serenity, perspective, and wisdom. In contemporary American culture, we rarely view a spiritual path as having much, if anything, to do with the peace,

scientific/physicalist explanations of how we perceive and process fail to accurately explain the totality of our living, breathing experience.

the hardships we suffer in this world are what, unfortunately, make us wiser, humbler, softer, kinder, more loving.

Science studies the notes of consciousness, but what we actually live is the music! We write operas. We hold our babies and weep at the beauty of it all.

from a spiritual perspective, we need to shift our view of true success away from the accumulation of wealth and toward nobility, selflessness, and generosity. You may say I’m a dreamer, but like Gene Roddenberry (and John Lennon), I may not be the only one.

In the country of Bhutan, happiness is a central focus of life and culture. The government doesn’t solely measure economic improvement but also its citizens’ well-being, with its tracking of GNH or Gross National Happiness. And yet, in the same culture, one is expected to think about death at least three times a day.