Dream-notes to bring the Real close

Infinity in a Drop — matthijs
 

Plato's cave, and a teashop in Thailand
Matthijs: May 11, 2023

A small village in the far North of Thailand, a young Buddhist monk explains that "According to Buddhism, it is Consciousness that manifests the world out of itself"...

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Inside out or outside in?
Matthijs, revised December 2023

Only the stars are familiar

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The cat who taught Vipassana
Matthijs, slightly revised December 2023

With my cat under the Bodhi tree

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Two dreams
Matthijs

first uploaded: October 5, 2020

How seemingly random events and seemingly independent agents help to give a shape to the story of our lives.

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Just imagine
Matthijs, 7 July 2022

What if physics had become the science of experience?

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People are more like poems than like stacks of cards.
Matthijs: January 5, 2021

In their basic nature people are closer to poems than to stacks of cards, so .... the ability to enjoy poetry should be considered indispensable for psychologists.

Infinity in a Drop — matthijs
 

Beyond physicalism: why we need Sri Aurobindo’s vision
Matthijs: July 30, 2016

physicalism has been an unmitigated disaster for the humanities and for our understanding of ourselves...

Infinity in a Drop — matthijs
 

Two ways of applying Indian Psychology
Matthijs: April 14, 2013

There are two distinct ways in which Indian Psychology can be applied. The first could be called instrumental or pragmatic, the second essential or paradigmatic.

Infinity in a Drop — matthijs
 

The golden youth cooperative
Matthijs: May 11, 2011

Imagine a group of young people entirely moved by Truth, Nobility, Light, Love, Beauty...