April 4th, 2016 | by Harmonist staff
Neither Tibetan Buddhism nor the institute allow women to achieve the same religious status as men, denying them the highest rank of ordination, bhikkhuni, which is held by tens of thousands of monks
February 25th, 2016 | by Harmonist staff
Until recently, many neuroscientists would have said any decision you made was not truly free but actually determined by neural processes outside of your conscious control
December 10th, 2015 | by Harmonist staff
People have the highest levels of spiritual awareness in the morning and while engaged in activities such as praying, worship, and meditation
October 8th, 2015 | by Harmonist staff
At his speech before Congress, Pope Francis listed Trappist monk Thomas Merton as one of four exemplary Americans who provide wisdom for us today.
September 14th, 2015 | by Harmonist staff
Death is a psychologically threatening fact, but when people contemplate it, apparently the automatic system begins to search for happy thoughts
September 10th, 2015 | by Harmonist staff
If you want to minimise animal suffering and promote more sustainable agriculture, adopting a vegetarian diet might be the worst possible thing you could do
June 22nd, 2015 | by Harmonist staff
Millions around the world recognize the third Sunday of June as Father’s Day, but as of 2015, June 21 also represents another global celebration: the International Day of Yoga
June 18th, 2015 | by Harmonist staff
Schrödinger once stressed that “because everything any of us knows about the world is constructed out of his or her individual private experience, it can be unwise to rely on a picture of the physical world from which personal experience has been explicitly excluded.”
May 15th, 2015 | by Harmonist staff
\"To say that animals are sentient is to state explicitly that they can experience both positive and negative emotions, including pain and distress,\" said Dr Virginia Williams, chair of the National Animal Ethics Advisory Committee
May 14th, 2015 | by Harmonist staff
Why on earth should all those complicated brain processes feel like anything from the inside
May 4th, 2015 | by Harmonist staff
Today, perhaps the ultimate unsolved mystery of human life is: how and why does consciousness exist
April 20th, 2015 | by Harmonist staff
A village in India is making sure that both girls and trees grow up strong and healthy
