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This little book explores the projective nature of consciousness by using various rides at Disneyland to explain how awareness works as a virtual simulator.

This small illustrated book gives a glimpse of the radical spiritual insights of Baba Faqir Chand, a renowned surat shabd yoga master, who was designated successor of Shiv Brat Lal. Faqir uses the metaphor of "hanging on the gallows" to explain his deeper meditational experiences. With a brief introduction by Professor David Christopher Lane who first met the famed "unknowing" sage in India in the summer of 1978.

Back in the 1980s, I used to write articles for Fate Magazine, adding a little extra money to my teaching job at Warren College as I was attending graduate school at the University of California, San Diego. Eventually, I was asked to become a part-time book reviewer for the publication. It was a great gig since they would send me the latest books that they received in the office. Most of the texts dealt with excursions into the paranormal—ranging from Edgar Cayce readings to near-death experiences.

This audiobook is a memoir about my brother Joseph Alexander Lane, who was a man of many parts. Clerk/Executive Officer of the Second District Court of Appeal in Los Angeles, surfer, father, husband, award-winning bodysurfer, golfer, coach, mentor, and history buff. Divided into 30 distinct stories about Joseph's many adventures, that provide a glimpse into the life and work of this most extraordinary person, who touched the lives of all who were privileged to know him.

The ancient Indian concept of Maya provides a deep insight into the nature of reality. Because what we perceive often betrays its real origination, we tend to confuse cause and effect, image and object. We are prisoners in a fragmentary illusion and haven’t realized that a vast horizon of possibilities awaits our arrival. Although the idea that the world is ultimately a beguiling phantasm has a long history, modern science, via ever-sophisticated computational technologies, has ushered in a radically new way of understanding the cosmos at large.

The following essays focus on consciousness, neuroscience, evolutionary biology, artificial intelligence, computer science, virtual and augmented reality, and more. Each chapter stands on its own and doesn’t require prior knowledge about the subject, though having a background in philosophical and scientific thinking is a plus. These essays, with a few exceptions, were originally published in Europe on the Integral World website during the past decade.

This book tells the remarkable story of a quantum computer programmer who unleashes an artificial intelligence program to create a substrate-neutral version of photosynthesis. However, in the Q.A.I's quest, it discovers how and why the universe was started.

Where our lives of Jewish learning collide with our love of Nerd Culture. Join us as we explore Jewish texts, history, and values and the apparent and invisible connections to your favorite movies, characters, and hobbies. www.torahsmash.com

Based primarily upon the personal testimony of disciples of John-Roger about his hidden life, a scandal of devastating proportions has begun to rock the Movement's international membership. This article, the first of its kind, will take a close look at the present controversy, addressing the larger issue of how new religious groups should be studied in light of legitimacy and authenticity.

Do you want to be a great musician? A well-rounded musician? Maybe you’re already a good musician, and you want to take that next step. To do that, you need to be able to sight-read well, play by ear, compose or improvise, understand the art of practice, and be versatile in many other ways. The Musician Toolkit explores these tools, how to improve them, and how you can apply them to a variety of gigs and musical careers whether you’re a professional musician or a committed artist who makes your income outside of music. Join us on a quest to improve your musicianship and to make you the ...