“Decay is inherent, strive unceasingly.” These final words attributed to the Buddha resonate with a striking familiarity to anyone acquainted with the Second Law of Thermodynamics—the scientific principle that entropy, or disorder, inevitably increases over time in any closed system. Though separated by millennia and arising from entirely different traditions, both perspectives converge on a…
Is the Universe Ordered or Chaotic? A Conversation Between Quantum Physics and Buddhist Thought A friend pointed out that there must be a creative force for the universe to be in order. My immediate reaction was to refute that hypothesis, but when I thought more deeply about it, the answer was not simple. The universe…
The Hard Problem of Consciousness: The Mystery That Knows Itself We can peer into the brain with dazzling precision today. We can watch thoughts form as electric impulses, map emotions to circuits, and track how memories take shape in folds of gray matter. And yet, even with all our instruments and theories, we are no…
Buddhism has been a part of my life for as long as I can remember, but my deeper understanding and connection to it have evolved over time. There’s something about its teachings that resonate with me on a profound level, and I feel compelled to share why I identify as a Buddhist. 1. The Path…
The sun was just beginning to sink, casting warm streaks of gold and orange across the ocean. The beach was quiet, waves lapping lazily at the shore. A fisherman sat alone on the sand, barefoot, relaxed, holding a simple fishing rod. His line swayed in the breeze, and he looked completely at peace—content with the…
My grandmother used to say that this is an illusory world….Maya. Something I always dismissed. After all what does a woman who stopped schooling after forth grade know anything about the world, let alone the nature or reality. As I progressed in Science and read some writings around Eastern philosophy (that I could understand), I…
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