Zen’s Founding Scripture
Explore the founding scriptures — the Lankavatara Sutra, the Outline of Practice, and Trust in Mind — through which the Chan spirit first found its voice.
Meditation
Stillness in Motion — Practices for Conscious Living
Learn the science and practice of meditation—blending contemplative traditions with neuroscience and inner development for a grounded spiritual path.
Zen Literature: Essential Reading for the Student of Zen
In these pages, we will follow the unfolding of Zen from its Indian and Chinese foundations to its flowering in Japan and its transmission to the West.
The Science of Yoga and Transcendental Meditation (TM)
In this article, we explore two distinct yet overlapping traditions: Yoga, with its ancient Indian origins and comprehensive mind-body-spirit framework, and Transcendental Meditation, a 20th-century method rooted in Vedic philosophy but streamlined for modern use.
How the Masters Meditate: A Comparative Guide to Practices Across Spiritual and Scientific Traditions
How long should I sit? When should I do it? How do seasoned practitioners—monks, yogis, therapists, and contemplatives—actually meditate in real life?
Meditation in Healthcare: For Pain, Illness, Injury, and Hospitalization
Meditation has been shown to modulate pain, ease anxiety, reduce inflammation, improve immune response, and foster psychological resilience. These are not just philosophical promises, but measurable, reproducible outcomes.
The Origin of the Universe and the Lifespan of the Cosmos
This is the story of everything.
It begins not on Earth, nor even in the Milky Way, but at the very boundary of space and time itself—where the laws of physics as we know them emerged from a cosmic singularity or something stranger still.
Scientific Classification of Things
This article explores the scientific classification of things across many domains, from the smallest building blocks of matter to the branching structures of life and civilization.
Ritual Magic and the Astral Imagination
Magic, in its essence, is the ritualized use of symbolic action to affect change in the world.
The Global History of Philosophy: A Journey Through the Human Search for Wisdom
is a chronologically and thematically organized journey through the world’s philosophical traditions—Eastern and Western, ancient and modern, spiritual and secular.
Masonic Symbolism
Explore the history and meaning of Masonic rites, grades, and symbolism—from the Square and Compasses to the All-Seeing Eye.
Freemasonry and Zen: A Contemplative Brotherhood
The Zen Master, the Master Mason, and the scientific humanist may use different tools—zafu, square and compasses, or microscope—but all seek the same outcome: a well-built world and a well-formed person.
The Science of Mental Strength
In the sections that follow, we will explore the foundations and training of mental strength from a scientific humanist perspective.