By Todd Stewart — 2014
Narby’s discoveries form a fascinating account of the possibilities of myth, science and intelligence.
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In this recent conversation we had with Dr. Tafur, he shares his perspective on what the materialistic West stands to learn from the mystical side of spirituality, emotions, and mental health.
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Taken for granted in Western culture for more than a hundred years, the dualistic view of the universe—the split between mind and matter, body and spirit, faith and reason, essentially between science and spirituality—is now being fundamentally questioned by Western science and religion alike.
One of the most famous expressions of the concept of non-duality, the Heart Sutra is but one example of an idea that humans have alternately embraced and dismissed for millennia. What is non-duality, then, and why do we find it both unsettling and desirable?
Scientists say they have finally assembled the full genetic blueprint for human life, adding the missing pieces to a puzzle nearly completed two decades ago.
It may be that the best way to understand the world is not through science or spirituality alone – but through an approach which combines them both.
The term “neoshamanism,” or “new shamanism,” refers to just that—newer forms of shamanism that have been adapted from traditional indigenous practices in order to meet the needs of the modern world.
How did we get here? Where are we going? How will we get there? As individuals and on the societal level, these questions are at the heart of the human condition. The answers can provide a road map for how we live our lives.
It may be some way off, but mind uploading, the digital duplication of your mental essence, could expand human experience into a virtual afterlife.
Theories of consciousness come from religion, from philosophy, from cognitive science, but not so much from evolutionary biology.
You are who you are because of your environment. What happens in a virtual world in an environment created by another mind?