First of all, I so feel this fatigue and sense of limits around Substack. I'm finding that I can't do two posts a month, all the time. It's really been hard lately balancing writing out there *gestures to wider world* and writing here. Plus parenting and teaching and staying alive. You will be missed but I think you're doing the right thing 💙
I'm really really excited to look at Annaka Harris's work. It reminds me so much of concepts in Tibetan Buddhism about awareness, especially theories around death and consciousness, and some of the work of Andreas Weber--a biologist who connects the cognitive function of the heart to spiritual traditions. (He's teaching a class on the subject and I wish I had time to take it.) I love where these things all meet in a very speculative way.
Thank you! And yes, I think you would definitely get a lot out of Annaka Harris's work. She doesn't call herself a Buddhist but she is a seasoned meditator and a lot of her work is informed by that experience - there's one interview on the series where a scientist outlines this difficult conundrum and she's like 'but this is not a conundrum if you meditate'. There's a whole episode on the illusion of self, too. The only fly in the ointment is she's married to Sam Harris who I find very problematic but it would be very unfeminist of me to write her off based on her choice of husband!
Loved this, lots of relief and delight to spend time wandering with you through the possibilities of infinitude . 🙏
I'm so happy to hear this! Thanks for commenting 😊
First of all, I so feel this fatigue and sense of limits around Substack. I'm finding that I can't do two posts a month, all the time. It's really been hard lately balancing writing out there *gestures to wider world* and writing here. Plus parenting and teaching and staying alive. You will be missed but I think you're doing the right thing 💙
I'm really really excited to look at Annaka Harris's work. It reminds me so much of concepts in Tibetan Buddhism about awareness, especially theories around death and consciousness, and some of the work of Andreas Weber--a biologist who connects the cognitive function of the heart to spiritual traditions. (He's teaching a class on the subject and I wish I had time to take it.) I love where these things all meet in a very speculative way.
Wishing you restorative break, Kate!
Thank you! And yes, I think you would definitely get a lot out of Annaka Harris's work. She doesn't call herself a Buddhist but she is a seasoned meditator and a lot of her work is informed by that experience - there's one interview on the series where a scientist outlines this difficult conundrum and she's like 'but this is not a conundrum if you meditate'. There's a whole episode on the illusion of self, too. The only fly in the ointment is she's married to Sam Harris who I find very problematic but it would be very unfeminist of me to write her off based on her choice of husband!
(And I will add Andreas Weber to my list of stuff to look into! Sounds super interesting!)
Hubris is never good! Just out of interest, where do you teach your creative writing class?