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The compelling reasons to find and trust your inner voice
Ironically, the basis for this post was formulated after reading the thoughts shared by the author of a book I am currently reading, which in turn is based on the thoughts of someone else. The essence of the thought is that too often we are swayed and influenced by others rather than finding and trusting…
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The tyranny of personality and the overcoming of it
I have just finished reading Don’t Take Your Life Personally by Ajahn Sumedho who is an American Buddhist monk. This is a review of sorts but mostly it’s an observation on the tyranny of personality that pervades modern society and how we can overcome it. The book and its views form the backdrop to this…
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Homo Deus and the cosmic dance between humans, mind and machine
I’ve just come back from holiday where I read Homo Deus by Yuval Noah Harari. It focuses on many things and chiefly the direction is forward looking, as opposed to his first book, Homo Sapiens, which looked backward from whence we have come. One aspect I was fascinated by was his account of the recognised…