How Buddhist teachings about the mind/body connection can help shape the Metaverse The metaverse and spacial awareness I moved to New York City when the first generation of iPods hit the market. (Yes, gentle reader, I am that old.) One concern futurists and policy makers worried about back then was the social impact of people wondering around with one of their senses cut off from the outside…

How to anticipate the coming cyclicality of digital dharmas through ancient religion. tSaṃsāra was first introduced in Buddhism, but it is a foundational tenant of Hinduism, as well. The principle on which saṃsāra is based, is that all life is circular, so with each incarnation we are given another chance to grow and reach higher states of consciousness. When the body dies…

As investors retreat from funding, how should founders react? The situation looks bleak for startups seeking funding in 2022. But there’s hope for those with the insight and resourcefulness to weather the storm and break through to the blue skies awaiting the best and brightest founders on the other side. The Wall Street Journal For Tech Startups, the Party…

Delta just reversed the decision to deny Medallion Members access to flight destination Delta Sky Clubs. In an email to Delta Sky Miles members today, the airline rerouted its decision to limit access to destination Delta Sky Clubs. …

Religion is more than a taxonomy of spiritual beliefs. Religious art and community structures around the world make sacred the experience of being. A Pew Research Study shows world religions are shrinking. Yet, another study shows religious adherents live happier lives. …

What will we worship when reality is owned by corporations? We forget how small we are in the US. We’re a big country, but the world is so much bigger. In America, my sense is that it’s easy to lose sight of how insignificant our beliefs about social politics and religion are compared to the global population who thinks that…

My first car was a yellow, 1976 Volkswagen Beetle named Elijah. The first tape I bought to play in Elijah’s ancient (and barely functional) tape deck was The Beastie Boys, Check Your Head. …