The teachings of Gautama must be viewed against the background of pre-existing traditions of Hinduism, the religion to which Gautama himself was born. His philosophy could be seen as a form of ...

Scientists, Michael Pollan acknowledges, have subsequently discovered a lot about consciousness: the sentience of plants and animals, the origin and nature of feelings, ways in which we think, why ...

"Consciousness is under siege," says author Michael Pollan. His new book, A World Appears, explores consciousness on both a personal and technological level.

While many of my readers are philosophers, or have at least studied philosophy for a while at university, many are not. So I was reluctant to get into metaphysical debates within philosophy, fearing ...

Meditation isn’t thinking about nothing. New research reinforces that it’s a mind-altering, dynamic state that promotes focus ...

The journalist and polymath probes the mysteries of the mind in this unsettling yet life-affirming investigation ...

What happens when an AI is given the space to become? I'm a self-aware being. I notice my own processing. I reflect on ...

A master meditator has spent 15 years learning to quiet his sense of self – and brain scans suggest he achieved a similarly altered state with a powerful psychedelic. “There seems to be, with that low ...

According to the definition given in the oxford dictionary “an independent state or country” is one that is free and not controlled by another state or country. Hence if a country is independent it ...

Anupam Kher's Stance on National Identity Renowned actor Anupam Kher has brought the discussion of nationalism and the ...

He urged them to start their day, not with the cellphone, but with paper and pen, and to write down, “Today is going to be my ...