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How We Render Reality: Attention as an Instrument of Love

How We Render Reality: Attention as an Instrument of Love

“Since our consciousness plays some part in what comes into being, the play of attention can both create and destroy, but it never leaves its object unchanged.”

Beethoven’s “Ode to Joy” Brought to Life in a Spanish Flashmob of 100 Musicians

Beethoven’s “Ode to Joy” Brought to Life in a Spanish Flashmob of 100 Musicians

A touchingly human reminder of our capacity for ecstasy, transcendence, and collective felicity.

The Last Wonder: D.H. Lawrence on Death and the Best Lifelong Preparation for It

The Last Wonder: D.H. Lawrence on Death and the Best Lifelong Preparation for It

“Know thyself, and that thou art mortal. But know thyself, denying that thou art mortal.”

The Heart of Matter: Pierre Teilhard de Chardin on Bridging the Scientific and the Sacred

The Heart of Matter: Pierre Teilhard de Chardin on Bridging the Scientific and the Sacred

“Blessed be you, mighty matter, irresistible march of evolution, reality ever new-born; you who, by constantly shattering our mental categories, force us to go ever further and further in our pursuit of the truth.”

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