Essays

Does life have purpose?

Like so many answers, this one depends on who you’re asking. There’s one answer from the viewpoint of the individual (jiva), one answer...

Will tech companies ever be able to fully understand, manipulate or control consciousness?

It depends on how you define “consciousness.” If you define it as many scientists do—that is, as inert material (tissue and chemicals)...

What is death and is there an afterlife?

If we stop to wonder what an afterlife might look like, it starts to look a lot like this one. Any discussion of an afterlife, or whether...

Traditional Vedanta in a Non-Traditional Format