On 25 January 2019 a tailings dam collapsed at Brumadinho, Brazil, killing 272 people. Nearly eight years on, no court has decided whether anyone is guilty. The first article in a ten-part investigation into ecocide asks whether the gravest destruction of nature should be a crime, and how far the law has come.
Toxic masculinity has become a slogan, an insult and a tripwire. This Dossier strips the phrase back to its evidence: which norms harm, who pays, and why condemnation alone cannot compete with the grievance machine.
Christianity commands love, including love of enemies, and forgiveness without limit. Then it says none of this can be done by effort alone. From the Good Samaritan to a Charleston courtroom, an essay on a command that follows a gift
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This essay undertakes a comprehensive comparison and contrast of Shamanism and Panpsychism, two distinct yet conceptually resonant frameworks concerning the nature of mind and...
This piece is by way of tribute to His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama. I was privileged to meet him in the mid-1990s when I was National Campaign Director of the Australian Wilderness Society and we convened a conference on Tibetan Wilderness (an idea conceived by activist Chris Doran) held in Sydney, Australia. It was a honor to speak on the same platform as this extraordinary human being who exemplifies compassion and consistency of purpose. This extended article looks back on his life, philosophies and his ongoing contribution to advancing peace, compassion and kindness as a mantra for everyday living.
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This report provides a comprehensive, multi-disciplinary analysis of pranayama, the yogic science of breath regulation. It synthesizes the philosophical underpinnings from classical texts, traces...
Japanese zen gardens represent humanity's most refined attempt to distill nature's essence into contemplative spaces that serve both aesthetic and spiritual purposes. These minimalist...
A personal reflection on my meditation practice and experience in relation to the insights of neuroscience- no claim to expertise, as still struggling to...