Black holes, quantum tunnelling, and finding your soul General relativity is the most precisely-tested theory of gravity and large-scale phenomena we have. Quantum mechanics works at the very small scale. Loop quantum gravity is one attempt to find a framework that encompasses both. None of them has found a soul, and I'm not claiming they have. But when we follow either road far enough, outward through material knowledge, or inward through contemplative practice, we arrive somewhere that's...

Four Simple Ways to Know and Nurture Your Inner Child 'We first see the world though the eyes of a little child, and that 'inner child' remains with us throughout our lives, no matter how outwardly 'grown-up' and powerful we become. If our vulnerable child was hurt, abandoned, shamed, or neglected, that child's pain, grief, and anger live on within us.' John Bradshaw, Homecoming. If you work, self-sabotage, control, scroll, shop, abandon yourself or others, seek approval, rage, drink or drug...

A Practical Model for Meditation and Inner Healing I can’t tell you how many times, when I’ve told someone I do meditation, they’ve said, “Oh, I’ve tried meditation, but I just can’t stop my mind from thinking.” After 37 years of practice, I still can’t stop my mind from thinking. But I don’t even try. There’s an easier way. This article maps consciousness, breaking it down into its three components of mind, intellect and subconscious. The Sanskrit/Hindi words are man, buddhi and sanskaras,...