The Undercurrent

The Undercurrent Returning to the Room With No Walls This is a personal philosophy I’ve never publicly articulated. An internal compass I’ve started to return to when belief systems and frameworks fall short. It isn’t rooted in faith, spirituality, or reverence for a higher being. It asks for no worship, prescribes no moral code, and […]

The Religiosity Cup

The Religiosity Cup Contents I. What the Vessel Was For II. What Is Worth Drinking The Ethical Core: How to Treat One Another The Contemplative Core: How to Steady the Mind The Meaning and Belonging Core: How to Bear a Life III. Why You Must Not Binge IV. How to Drink Well V. Cross-Links A […]

Philosophy’s Shortcomings

Philosophy’s Shortcomings Contents I. When Reason Floats Free of Reality II. When the Problem Is Made of Words III. The Awkward Question Of Progress IV. The Gap Between Knowing and Doing V. When Thinking Becomes the Trap VI. What Philosophy Is For, Given All This VII. Cross-Links Why thinking, on its own, is never enough. […]

Our Social History

Our Social History Contents I. The Coordination Problem II. Gossip: The Social Operating System III. Language: The Coordination Engine  IV. Shared Fictions: The Real Superpower V. The Status Game VI. Storytelling: How Groups Think VII. The In-Group and the Shadow of Sharing VIII. Gossip Networks at Scale: God, Media, Internet IX. What We Do Not […]

Waking Up: A Guide to Spirituality Without Religion

Waking Up A Guide to Spirituality Without Religion Author: Sam Harris Topics: Mindfulness, meditation, philosophy, science All information is attributed to the author. Except in the case where we may have misunderstood a concept and summarized incorrectly. These notes are only for reference and we always suggest reading from the original source. Contents Chapter 1: […]

Hyper-Spirituality Resources

Hyper-Spirituality Resources Start Here: Spirituality Without the Supernatural Harris, S. (2014). Waking up: A guide to spirituality without religion. Simon & Schuster. The single best entry point to this section’s whole project: self-transcendence treated as a real, valuable, and investigable feature of the mind rather than evidence for any doctrine. Sharp on why the experiences […]