Whenever we speak of evolution, we almost instinctively think of biology. A Darwinian idea of natural selection, of bodies adapting over millions of years, or brains becoming increasingly sophisticated. I profess a different parameter to recognise or gauge evolution— those capacities that make us distinctly human. Science and psychology tell us how our brains develop and how our cognition matures. We can measure intelligence, memory, physical strength and even emotional regulation with...

It's been a while since I reflected on this, because living it has almost made me forget how mindfulness was originally propagated in my early years of practice. You know how whenever somebody is struggling with painful memories, grief, heartbreak, regret, or anything difficult, the standard response from a spiritual perspective is: "Don't live in the past or the future. Live in the present." And it suddenly occurred to me that nobody seems to think through the implications of that statement....

Presenting here are states of mind that the mind habitually is in. There are 5 states of mind. Restless, Stupefied, Distracted, One...