Evidence of the Afterlife?
February 5th, 2010 | by Harmonist staff
Laura Fitzpatrick of Time Magazine interviews Dr. Jeffrey Long, author of Evidence of the Afterlife: The Science of Near-Death Experiences</em
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What is God?
January 31st, 2010 | by Harmonist staff
The senior editor of Religion Dispatches sits down with Jacob Needleman, philosopher and author of the recent book, What is God</em
Finding Wisdom in the Age of Reason
January 23rd, 2010 | by Harmonist staff
If self-interest, short-sightedness, and revenge formed the pinnacle of human aspirations, then we could rejoice that civilization has fulfilled its destiny
Consciousness Dissenters
January 13th, 2010 | by Harmonist staff
Most neuroscientists, philosophers of the mind, and science journalists feel the time is near when we will be able to explain the mystery of human consciousness in terms of the activity of the brain. There is, however, a vocal minority of neurosceptics who contest this orthodoxy
The Anti-God Squad
January 6th, 2010 | by Harmonist staff
Maybe this is the New Atheists\' biggest problem: As living proof that religion isn\'t a prerequisite for divisive fundamentalism, they are walking rebuttals to their own ideology
Reexamining the Good Life
December 29th, 2009 | by Harmonist staff
With the economy forcing many Americans to sacrifice involuntarily, perhaps this is a chance to shift the country toward voluntary sacrifice and reassessment of value
The Cloud of Unknowing
December 23rd, 2009 | by Harmonist staff
Why is it that we find positive qualities in practitioners of various spiritual disciplines that seem to be lacking amongst Gaudiya Vaishnavas
Why I am Not Enlightened
December 13th, 2009 | by Harmonist staff
Eliezer Sobel muses on what it takes to make significant spiritual progress, and why so few do so
Reason and Morality
November 18th, 2009 | by Harmonist staff
Trying to make people behave ethically by teaching them to reason well is like trying to make a dog happy by wagging its tail. It gets causality backward
Yoga Beyond Poses
November 12th, 2009 | by Harmonist staff
The preoccupation with asana in some quarters of the yoga community frustrates Gary Kraftsow. He will tell you that yoga isn\'t about getting to know the postures. It\'s about getting to know yourself
Reviving Nature’s Sanctity
November 3rd, 2009 | by Harmonist staff
Now more than ever before, society needs a new notion of the sacred. The revival of our ancient sense of the mysteries of nature may prove essential for our survival. Science must build on spirituality to make our environment sacred once again
Does the Argument from Mind Prove God?
November 1st, 2009 | by Harmonist staff
The mind is commonly experienced as different from matter, and there is yet to be a satisfactory explanation otherwise. Is the immaterial nature of mental states therefore indicative of a supreme mind, whereby such a nonphysical substance could originate from
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