Read the story: https://aperture.gg/blogs/the-universe/anti-natalism Merch: https://aperture.gg/merch The philosophy of anti-natalism is that thought that human procreation is unethical. The belief that any action with suffering as its byproduct should not be encouraged, no matter how much pleasure will follow as well. Everyone suffers from being human, but no one suffers […]
Hack Your Brain’s Default Mode with Meditation Watch the newest video from Big Think: https://bigth.ink/NewVideo Join Big Think+ for exclusive videos: https://bigthink.com/plus/ ———————————————————————————- Dan Harris was named co-anchor of ABC News’ weekend edition of “Good Morning America” in October 2010. He is also a correspondent for ABC News’ broadcasts and […]
The new law that’s testing India’s secular values. Subscribe to our channel! http://goo.gl/0bsAjO On December 11th, 2019, India’s parliament passed a controversial new law: the Citizenship Amendment Act. The law fast-tracks citizenship for migrants from three neighboring countries, specifically if they are Hindus, Sikhs, Buddhists, Jains, Parsis, or Christians. It […]
Alan Watts’s impact on the world continues to reverberate. His teachings remind us about our potential connection to everything we love, hate, and don’t care about, as well as our foolishness in thinking we know enough to take anything, including his ideas, too seriously. Shop Pursuit of Wonder merch here: […]
New Pursuit of Wonder book: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08D4VSD88 We are accustom to stories, jokes, ideas, riddles, etc. that have answers or conclusions. Things we can walk away with and hold on to. In Zen, however, there is a riddle that goes the other way. A riddle that self-destructs itself and denies you […]
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Superhumans: The remarkable brain waves of high-level meditators Watch the newest video from Big Think: https://bigth.ink/NewVideo Join Big Think+ for exclusive videos: https://bigthink.com/plus/ ———————————————————————————- People who have meditated for thousands of hours exhibit a remarkable difference in their brainwaves. Psychologist and author Daniel Goleman says we can actually see what […]
If you are interested in supporting the channel, you can contribute to our Patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/pursuitofwonder Or you can shop Pursuit of Wonder items here: https://www.pursuitofwonder.com/store The gentle, but effective philosophy of Taoism/Daoism takes a unique approach to living and dealing with the world. In this video, we cover Taoism’s […]
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