Make space for both doubt and possibility in your search for truth. Some days, I’m a believer. I have great faith. I believe in a lot of things that cannot be verified, that cannot be measured, seen, heard or touched – God, ghosts, Kali, Jesus, Kwan Yin, elves (sometimes), ESP, extraterrestrials, remote viewing, baptism, soul quests, clairvoyance, channeling, destiny, etcetera. I see spiritual conviction as a powerful tool that can be used to defend myself against the systemic negativity,...

The problem isn't technology, it's our relentless pursuit of "harder, better, faster, stronger". Why is the human mind drawn to the Internet like fish to water? Perhaps it’s because the digital world responds so well and too quickly to the mind’s desire for novelty, its craving for constant sensory stimulation, its propensity to engage in endless questioning, its need for answers, and its hankering for perpetual motion. The human mind hates stillness; it loves busyness and being overworked....

Making sense of my place in the cosmos. Photo by Daniel Cid I’ve not written an essay since October last year. That’s almost five months — the longest I’ve gone without blogosphere communication. It’s been pretty nice. Not writing has allowed me to cultivate a quieter mind and observe the unremarkable-ness of my own thought life. Yet here I am, indulging myself again. Why? Because my personality — the jumble of signals in my brain that make me believe I am “me” — still needs to work things...