Flow is an ecstatic state of being first studied and later codified by psychologist Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi. His pioneering work has since been corroborated by neuroscientists, who have discovered that brains in a state of flow power down the prefrontal cortex, which establishes the sense of self and the memories that go with it. In other[...]

Ask the typical individual to describe meditation and they'll likely picture robed monks seated lotus-style in a shroud of incense smoke. Or, Lululemon-clad influencers gazing across a picturesque landscape next to their infinity pool. Or, a hall full of New Age types uniformly chanting 'ohm.' Any of these could be accurate. But if your understanding[...]

The French polymath, Blaise Pascal, said all of humankind's problems were tied to one behavioral deficit: our inability to sit quietly in a room doing nothing . What about you? How often on a given day or week do you sit in silence? If you're like most, your answer is rarely if ever. And that,[...]

The journey inward, if earnestly pursued, begins to reveal a hideous truth: that I, and all others, are one and the same thing. There, just at the edge of my perception, I begin to see that aside from the window dressing each of us calls 'my life,' there is nothing. All of the characters and[...]