The Divine Bovine
November 25th, 2024 | by Harmonist staff
Hinduism venerates animals as part of the Sacred, with cows holding a unique, celestial status, symbolizing virtue, prosperity and purity
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Aging Gracefully: The Four Ashramas of Hinduism
November 14th, 2024 | by Harmonist staff
Every age and every stage of life need not be lived as a breathless race
Theology as Technology: Advancing the Idea of the Supernatural Self
October 24th, 2024 | by Harmonist staff
Head in the clouds or feet on the ground, the statement implies that one is better than the other. But what if one is done in service to the other
Philosophy is Crucial in the Age of AI
October 7th, 2024 | by Harmonist staff
The early focus on logic in AI owed a great deal to the foundational debates pursued by mathematicians and philosophers
What Does Meditation Have to Do With Surfing?
September 30th, 2024 | by Harmonist staff
The importance of mindfulness in the water runs deeper than you may think
Pray Like a Cicada
June 20th, 2024 | by Harmonist staff
This summer trillions of cicadas are serenading parts of the American Midwest. What can we learn from them
What A.I. Means for Buddhism
June 13th, 2024 | by Harmonist staff
AI can articulate the sum total of human knowledge, but can it help us cultivate wisdom and compassion—or is it a danger on the spiritual path
The Massive Blind Spot in Our Knowledge
May 13th, 2024 | by Harmonist staff
There is a massive blind spot in our understanding of the world. This is evident in the current state of our knowledge systems, which can be described as being in a state of chaotic, fragmented pluralism. The reason for this is that there is no shared, general system of understanding that allows us to grip the world and our place in it effectively
Religion and Eclipses
April 8th, 2024 | by Harmonist staff
Throughout history, solar eclipses have had profound impact on adherents of various religions around the world. They were viewed as messages from God or spiritual forces, inducing emotions ranging from dread to wonder
The Divine Feminine
March 25th, 2024 | by Harmonist staff
The power of femininity has been prevalent in Hindu philosophy since the emergence of what is said to be the very first scripture, the Rig Veda
Existence is Evidence of Immortality
March 11th, 2024 | by Harmonist staff
Conditional on time being infinite in both directions, you, dear reader, have near certain anthropic evidence that you’ve been reincarnated an infinite number of times in the past, and will be reincarnated an infinite number of times in the future
Love Songs in Hindu Devotion
February 22nd, 2024 | by Harmonist staff
The use of a female voice by a male poet is not unusual in the Tamil or Sanskrit literature. But what distinguishes the male bhakti poets’ female voice is the structure of bhakti poetry itself, where the poet and the voice in the poem are read as identical
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