Insides without Outsides
There are at least two things that the observer cannot view from the outside.
The Quest for Authenticity: Mystical Transcendence in Pop Culture
I was asked the following question on Quora: What are some mystic perspectives on pop culture? Here's my answer: There are many mystic perspectives in pop culture — drone-based music,…
The Tao that can be expressed
[This is an essay I wrote in 2008, on an old blog.] The following is the first part of Lao Tzu’s Tao Te Ching — it’s my favourite piece of…
The “Streetlight Effect”: a metaphor for knowledge and ignorance
Here's the beginning of my latest 3QD piece: There is a story that I think anyone interested in human knowledge ought to know. It comes in many forms. Here is…