Stances—responses to meaning—are unstable thought-patterns. Often we adopt several contradictory ones in rapid succession.| Meaningness
Nobility is the aspiration to manifest glory for the benefit of others.| Meaningness
Dividing purposes into higher and mundane, mission pursues higher ends and rejects pragmatism; materialism seeks only selfish goals. Both are mistakes.| Meaningness
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You were told a heart-warming fairy tale. The truth is much more interesting.| meaningness.substack.com
A glossary of unfamiliar words, and words used in uncommon ways, on this site.| Meta-rationality
A positive and realistic vision for the future of society, culture, and self, drawing lessons from recent history.| Meaningness
Wonder at the vastness, beauty, and intricacy of the phenomenal world: a texture of the complete stance.| Meaningness
It is attractive to think that we each have a unique, transcendent, ultimate purpose in life. Unfortunately, this belief is both false and harmful.| Meaningness
How contemporary Vajrayana coaching can retain the essential aspects of the Dzogchen learning relationship| Vajrayana Now
Coauthored by Charlie Awbery and David Chapman and cross-posted to our sites Vajrayana Now and Vividness. We wrote this page to support Guru vs. the Learning Relationship, the seventh and final discussion in Evolving Ground’s foundational series with the Stoa.| Vividness
Intuitions of “cosmic meaning” root in hunger for personal significance, and in encounters with vastness.| Meaningness
Recognizing meaninglessness requires unusual intelligence, courage, and toughness. Nihilist elitism renders you stupid, cowardly, and helpless, though.| Meaningness
A surreal, postmodern review of Ken Wilber’s book Boomeritis, which seems to be about my work at the MIT Artificial Intelligence Lab.| Meta-rationality
