All Essays
A chronological journey through philosophical inquiry
A Privilege of Simplicity
Reflections from a motorcycle trip on the simple life, economics of living and a paradoxical nature of time and choice.
A Necessary Emptiness: The Heart of Reason
Exploring the balance between feeling and thinking and how our most difficult emotions pave the way for a better understanding of ourselves.
Do We Only Think About Ourselves
A contemplation on self-absorption and consciousness—exploring the psychology behind our natural self-focus, from childhood egocentrism to adult patterns, and the delicate journey toward expanding awareness beyond our own reflection to...
Why We See The Worst in Others
An exploration of psychological projection through Jung's lens—examining how we unconsciously cast our own disowned feelings onto others, the difference between projection and genuine empathy, and the path toward reclaiming...
The Unacknowledged Wound: Reflections On Narcissism
An exploration of narcissism as a form of suffering that refuses to acknowledge itself—examining how unprocessed pain creates cycles of self-obsession, projection, and the desperate flight from feeling that ultimately...
The Limits Of Society
This essay explores the inherent limitations of societal structures, questioning whether our attempts to create order inevitably lead to new forms of control. Drawing on thinkers like Freud, Fromm, and...
Amusing Ourselves To Death
This essay explores Neil Postman's prophetic warning in 'Amusing Ourselves to Death,' examining how our culture's shift from print to screen has transformed public discourse into a form of entertainment....
Why Do We Expect
This essay delves into the nature of expectation, exploring how our projections and desires shape our relationships and lead to disappointment. It examines the psychological roots of our expectations, from...
Nature Saying Hello
This essay explores the simple yet profound act of greeting nature, arguing that acknowledging the living world around us can reawaken our sense of connection and wonder. It questions our...
We Dont Know How To Spend Our Time
This essay examines our modern inability to spend time meaningfully, exploring why we fill our lives with busyness and distractions. It questions the societal glorification of productivity and the loss...
Nature And Our Connection To All Of Life
This essay explores our deep, often forgotten, connection to the natural world. It questions the modern illusion of separation from nature, arguing that our well-being is intrinsically linked to the...
Money Greed And The Human Pursuit Of Survival
This essay explores the complex relationship between money, greed, and the human survival instinct. It questions whether our pursuit of wealth is a natural drive or a socially conditioned one,...
Discipline And Chaos
This essay explores the delicate balance between discipline and chaos, arguing that both are essential for a meaningful life. It examines how our modern obsession with order and control can...
The Self Obsessed Society
This essay examines the rise of the self-obsessed society through the lens of philosophers Byung-Chul Han and Slavoj Žižek. It explores how digital culture and the pressure to perform an...
The Myth Of Modernity
This essay challenges the 'myth of modernity,' arguing that despite technological advancements, human nature remains largely unchanged. It questions whether progress has truly empowered humanity or led to a spiritual...
The Nature Of Belief
This essay explores how beliefs shape our reality, acting as both a necessary grounding mechanism and a potential prison. It examines the 'epidemiology of representations'—how beliefs spread like viruses—and the...
What Society Tells Us We Should Be
This essay explores how societal and cultural pressures shape our identities, often leading to a disconnect from our authentic selves. It examines the impact of cultural trauma and the illusion...
The Pursuit of Love Through Achievement
From the moment a baby struggles to put on their t-shirt, we learn that accomplishment equals love. This early conditioning drives us toward endless achievement-seeking, while our 'cold individualism' masks...
The Lost Art Of Suffering
In our rush to smooth out life's rough edges, we've begun to lose something precious—the art of sitting with ourselves in the quiet spaces between doing. This essay explores how...
Why We Can't Think Beyond Capitalism
This essay explores Mark Fisher's concept of 'Capitalist Realism'—the pervasive sense that capitalism is the only viable system, making it impossible to imagine alternatives. It delves into how this ideology...
A History Of Yoga: The Nature of Reality
Now that we've covered what yoga currently is, let's discover what Yoga was. To discover this however, we will need to dive a bit deeper into ancient philosophies of Hinduism...
A History Of Yoga: The Pizza Effect
From ancient practice to modern movement: How physical culture transformed an ancient tradition. When I first encountered 'yoga' in the West, I felt like a traveller discovering a familiar landscape...
The Hidden Cost of Convenience
This essay explores the hidden costs of modern consumerism, revealing how corporate practices and digital isolation fuel our shopping addiction. It examines the environmental and social consequences of our consumption,...
The Truth About Happiness: The Violence of Positivity (Part 2)
This essay explores the 'violence of positivity' in our achievement-driven society. It examines how the constant pressure to be happy and productive, as analyzed by philosopher Byung-Chul Han, leads to...
The Paradox Of Happiness
This essay delves into the modern paradox of happiness, questioning why society's relentless pursuit of it often leads to dissatisfaction. It distinguishes between fleeting, performative happiness and deep, authentic joy,...
Not Everything Is For Sale
Searching for pure honey revealed a bitter truth about our modern markets: 75% of retail honey is adulterated with sugar syrup. The honey seller faces an impossible choice—produce 100 genuine...
Origins Of Social Inequality
How did the question of social inequality become so central to our thinking? In 1754, European intellectuals encountered indigenous critics who challenged their assumptions about civilization, freedom, and hierarchy. Native...
Beauty
Beauty is always present, waiting for eyes that can truly see beyond surface appearances. Yet we often imprison ourselves and others in fixed identities, reducing dynamic experiences to static snapshots....
Our Industrial Heritage
How did we arrive at our current existential crisis of ecological grief? By examining the transformation from Rome's slave-based economy to the bourgeois capitalism of the Industrial Revolution, we discover...
From Self-Concern to Selfless Activity
There's something exhausting about people who can't stop talking about themselves. Every conversation circles back to their story, their problems, their drama. And the strange thing is, they seem genuinely...
River Meditation
The river knows nothing of its destination— only the pull of becoming, the ancient conversation between stone and flow.
The Dissatisfied Generation
We are breeding a certain kind of dissatisfied person. Everything provided in this world has only made us more unsatisfied—as if the whole world has grown in so many dimensions,...
Welcome to Heart of Reason
The voyage of philosophical inquiry begins not with certainty, but with the gentle acknowledgment of mystery. In this space, we will explore the landscapes of thought that have captivated minds...
Nature and Our Connection to All of Life
In this reflective episode, we explore the profound yet often forgotten relationship between humans and the natural world.
Money and Greed
In this contemplative episode, I explore our complex relationship with money and why we pursue it with such desperation.
The Hall of Mirrors: How Self-Obsession Became Our New Religion
In this episode we discuss whether it is healthy to allow any social media reel to dictate how we see ourselves and our own worth.
The Rise of the Meritocracy: A Prophetic Warning
In this episode, I explore Michael Young's eerily prophetic 1958 satire 'The Rise of the Meritocracy' and its disturbing relevance to our modern world.
Dancing with Your Devil
Must we always be good? Ancient wisdom traditions, from Zen masters to trickster gods, suggest otherwise. In this episode, we explore the fascinating dance between light and shadow within human...
Creativity
A contemplative exploration of creativity's true nature - not as a skill to master, but as a force that moves through us like water through a stream.
Our Two Selves
Ever notice how you're either living a moment or trying to capture it? Journey into the fascinating world of your two selves - the one who experiences life and the...
Authentic Listening
In this episode we discuss the nuances of listening authentically. Inspired by a quote from Jiddu Krishnamurti, I discuss this fascinating topic from his lens.
Helping Others
This episode talks about helping others and how it is an expression of our collective nature.
Feeling Lost
We give so much emphasis on 'finding your way','finding your passion' that we inevitably feel lost. Maybe this feeling of lostness is here to help us?
Solitude and The Inner Voice
There is only one solitude, and it is large and not easy to bear. - Rainer Maria Rilke
Knowledge and the Separation
The separation is not out there, it is in us. We don't divide the world, we divide ourselves.
Where it all started from
Happiness is something we all go towards but pain is something we shy away from...