How We Live Together — Conscience, Culture, and Civic Life
Examine the moral foundations of a just society—through science, philosophy, and real-world challenges at the intersection of human values.
Sōtō Zen was born from a deep current of wisdom that flows from India through China to Japan, shaped not by conquest or proclamation, but by the gentle, steadfast practice of sitting in silence.
Explore how the structure of the universe and the foundations of morality arise from the same relational laws. This powerful integration of science, ethics, and philosophy reveals a universal moral compass grounded in the fabric of reality.
This article explores climate change from multiple angles—scientific, biological, anthropological, economic, political, and speculative. Each lens offers insight into how we arrived here, what is at stake, and what kind of future may still be within reach.
This article traces the global journey of the Dharma, beginning with the Buddha’s lifetime and spreading outward across Asia, Europe, Africa, the Americas, and Oceania.
This article explores the history, science, and impact of screen time in all its forms—television, computers, smartphones, tablets, and more.
This article explores the science behind drugs—what they are, how they work, and why they affect us so deeply. What could a smarter, fairer drug policy look like?
A science-based guide to eating for health, compassion, and the Earth—connecting food to mind, body, society, and the future.
Sex is not just biology. It is identity, emotion, connection, pleasure, vulnerability, and creativity. It is tied to reproduction, but it is also a fundamental part of human bonding and well-being. To talk about sex honestly and responsibly is to affirm something deeply human.
This article traces the journey of Japanese monasticism—from its earliest roots to its global flowering—revealing a tradition that, though ancient, remains vibrantly alive.
This article follows the story of Chan from its earliest roots in India and Daoist China, through its flowering in Tang and Song dynasties, and outward into the temples, poetry, and practices of East Asia.
This essay is an invitation to rediscover morality not as a command from above or a whim of culture, but as a living science: one that evolves, adapts, and integrates knowledge from across the human experience.
We will explore not only the new frontiers of knowledge—from quantum biology to artificial intelligence—but also the ethical, spiritual, and educational revolutions that must accompany them.
