Soul Boom: Why We Need a Spiritual Revolution

What kind of old human do you want to be? That is, if my perspective is right and your consciousness and its corollary—your soul—exists beyond your physical body, who is the person you are taking with you when the old age segment of your life is finally over?

Another great quote (often mistakenly attributed to C. S. Lewis) is: You don’t have a soul. You are a soul. You have a body.

the hardships we suffer in this world are what, unfortunately, make us wiser, humbler, softer, kinder, more loving.

Father Pierre Teilhard de Chardin: We are not human beings having a spiritual experience; we are spiritual beings having a human experience.

In the country of Bhutan, happiness is a central focus of life and culture. The government doesn’t solely measure economic improvement but also its citizens’ well-being, with its tracking of GNH or Gross National Happiness. And yet, in the same culture, one is expected to think about death at least three times a day.

What is it in our ancient DNA that tells us collectively there is something beyond this physical realm? That we need to ritualize the burial of a body, inter it in a sacred place, and provide items to help it along its journey? Are we wired for a spiritual connection to our lost loved ones? And if so, why? I mean, from a sociological perspective, i

The great British documentarian and philosopher Adam Curtis talks about how in Victorian times people spoke about death constantly but never about sex. In contemporary society, the reverse is true: we never talk about death but are obsessed with sex. I think that’s why the COVID-19 pandemic was especially terrifying to us. As body bags were stacked

The red wheelbarrow of consciousness, glazed with rainwater, beside the white chickens of experience. It simply doesn’t compute that it all adds up to nothing. In fact, when someone asks about “the meaning of life,” aren’t they really asking about “the meaning of consciousness”? What does this complicated, personality-filled life experience mean? W

There is zero evidence of how contemplation, emotion, self-awareness, reflection (not to mention poetry, art, and prayer), and the internal cinematic experience of consciousness help or have helped humanity propagate and thrive.