Mind Shadows
Blog URL http://spiritrambler.blogspot.com
Tags William James Sidis, Authentic happiness, Tom Wolfe -Soul died, Mind Hacks
Mainly about the mental, to include spirituality. How is it that billions of neurons in the brain, nothing but "matter," give rise to consciousness? Cognitive psychology, neuroscience,philosophy, Christianity & Eastern religions and happines
Latest Blog Posts
- The Third Man Factor on Jul 20, 2010 in The Third Man Factor Charles Lindbergh James Sevigny Ron DiFrancesco John Geigher
Charles Lindbergh heard the Third Man on his 1928 transAtlantic flight, New York to Paris. James Sevigny heard the Third Man when he was tumbled two thousand feet by an avalanche, his back broken. "Most of the people who've encountered the Third Man...
- Without Zen inThe Art of Motorcycle Maintenance (Sorry, Robert Persig) on Nov 19, 2009 in an Inquiry Into The Value of Work Mathew Crawford Shop Class as Soulcraft
Still, like Persig's novel, it is an inquiry into values."When Matthew Crawford finished his doctorate in political philosophy at the University of Chicago, he took a job at a Washington think tank. "I was always tired," he writes, "and honestly coul...
- Ida: An Evolutionary Link Missing and Now Found on Nov 18, 2009 in Evolution Missing Link Ida
By now, you are probably aware of the remarkable find of an evolutionary missing link. On somebody's wall as an art decoration, it was bought by the University of Oslo and extensively studied. Here are some details.Scientists say they have found a pr...
- Have You Had A Spiritual Experience? What Does It Mean? on Nov 17, 2009 in Science Spirituality God
"According to polls, there's a 50-50 chance you have had at least one spiritual experience — an overpowering feeling that you've touched God, or another dimension of reality."But is all this the result of neurons firing in your brain? Or is it an a...
- I'm Away on Nov 9, 2009 in Free Will Winnie The Pooh
Off next week, which includes Veteran's Day. Click on the Random Read Generator for a chance post. Until I return, I'll leave you with this--"If I hadn’t spent so much time studying Earthlings,” said the Tralfamadorian, “I wouldn’t have any i...
- Spending Five Months In Silence on Nov 5, 2009 in Vipassana Meditation Retreat meditation
If you have ever tried gazing at a wall for hours a day, every day of the week, you can appreciate the account below. I have done it. I have attended Zen sesshins, sitting in lotus position, following my breath, noticing the occasional wayward though...
- Warren Buffet, Colanders, and Cookie Sheets on Nov 4, 2009 in Warren Buffet The Snowball Alice Schroeder
For $34 billion Warren Buffett bought up Burlington Northern Santa Fe. The railroad is a major coal carrier and Buffett foresees an increased demand for that form of energy. Apparently, severely reduced carbon dioxide emissions are not in his cryst...
