Culture – Unity in Difference

The Silence of the Cosmos is the Sound of Freedom

The human search for meaning. Human life is an existential crisis. We do what we can to avoid it. We try to ignore it, outsource it, delegate it, divert our attention from it or deny it exists. But they’re all feeble and futile attempts to avoid the unassailable law of our being, the essence of…… Continue reading The Silence of the Cosmos is the Sound of Freedom

How to Construct a Worldview – A blueprint for building tolerance and humility.

Human beings need a worldview to function. A worldview isn’t a single belief or even a collection of beliefs. It’s the widest possible view we can take of reality. A worldview is an interpretative framework, a conceptual map containing all the various facts about the world. It orientates us to the world and informs us…… Continue reading How to Construct a Worldview – A blueprint for building tolerance and humility.

The End of Knowledge – Introduction to Vedanta

Vedanta has been called the science of spirituality. It’s one of the six schools of Indian philosophy and takes its inspiration from the literature of the Upanishads. Upanishad means to sit nearby. It suggests the texts contain the secret knowledge of the sages. The Upanishads give the conclusions of India’s sacred Vedic literature. Veda means knowledge…… Continue reading The End of Knowledge – Introduction to Vedanta

Naturalism’s Folly – How a method morphed into a metaphysics

The idea we can neatly divide the world into the natural and the supernatural is a distinctively modern way of thinking. Many people take it for granted the supernatural exists only as a vestigial belief, a cognitive echo of the superstitions of our primitive ancestors. It’s commonly thought that as scientific knowledge advances, it’s proving…… Continue reading Naturalism’s Folly – How a method morphed into a metaphysics

Introduction to Hinduism – Harmony within diversity

Hinduism is the world’s oldest religion. One of its most characteristic features is its rich variety of opinions and practices. But underlying this diversity is a harmonious philosophy and belief system that encourages individual freedom of thought and religious practice. Hinduism is difficult to define because the word Hindu wasn’t created by the followers of…… Continue reading Introduction to Hinduism – Harmony within diversity