Category: Readings
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Book review: Living in a Mindful Universe
This is Dr Eben Alexanders third book dealing with the topic of life after death. His first one is titled: “Proof of Heaven” (2012) and was followed by “The Map of Heaven” (2014). I had not seen any particularly good reviews on his first two books and did not read them. As my views on the…
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Book review: Being a Human
This is a personal travel journal of sorts.The author, Charles Foster wants to know the path we have taken to become the humans we are today. Perhaps more importantly, he wants to explore the possibility that we may have wandered off-track somewhere along the way. To do this he embarks on an immersive journey, re-embodying…
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Poem: When Death Comes
The American poet Mary Jane Oliver died on January 18, 2019. She was 83 years old. When death comeslike the hungry bear in autumn;when death comes and takes all the bright coins from his purseto buy me, and snaps the purse shut;when death comeslike the measle-pox;when death comeslike an iceberg between the shoulder blades,I want to step through…
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Book review. The Matter With Things
You are probably familiar with the idea that the two sides of our brains are responsible for different functions of our personality. For example, that our left hemisphere is more analytical, maths-oriented, more reasoning and ordered, whilst the right side is more creative, artistic, intuitive. Well this popular idea that our personalities are more dominated…
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Near Death Experience. A philosophical inquiry
If you are looking for a slow, deep dive into the topic of Near-Death Experiences, I can recommend this. Are Near-Death Experiences Veridical? A philosophical Inquiry. This is a Doctoral thesis submission by Monika J Mandoki. And it is a fascinating read linking together two topics I am very interested in, analytical idealism and Near-Death Experiences.I will link to the…
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