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Awakening Survivalists from Dogmatic Slumber
My Philosophical Critique of Empirical Arguments for Postmortem Survival (Palgrave Macmillan, 2015) will be released in early November (a revised publication date). As readers of my blog are aware, while I think the classical empirical arguments for life after death … Continue reading
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Personal Reflections on Life after Death
In a couple of months my book A Philosophical Critique of Empirical Arguments for Postmortem Survival (Palgrave Macmillan) will be released. The book provides a philosophical engagement with a topic that has held my interest for much of my life … Continue reading
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The Naked Journey Into Now
Truth is a dancer, spinning you around, tossing you aside, taking all your breath. And at long last, when you think you’re about to die, you fall blissfully into her tender arms. Truth is a lover. Truth is a dancer. Sometimes truth appears as Krishna, sometimes as … Continue reading
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The Invitation
The following is an excerpt from my new book in progress Truth is Dancing: An Invitation from the Other Side of Consciousness. Chapter 1: The Invitation Beloved, for many days, indeed many years, I have often returned to you, reached … Continue reading
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Helen De Cruz Interview at Prosblogion
Helen De Cruz (Assistant Professor of Philosophy at VU University Amsterdam, and former post-doctoral fellow at University of Oxford) has just published an interview with me about my spiritual journey and work as a philosopher at Prosblogion, an academic philosophy … Continue reading
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Three Poems
Friends: As most of you know, in addition to posting scholarly material in my blog, I also post poetry and contemplative explorations. In the past year I’ve published One Love, Presence, and The Deepest Silence. I realize that not all subscribers … Continue reading
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Truth is Dancing (New Book Project)
I want you to sit with your deepest pain, your most inescapable suffering. Call it forth even now. Be with it for a few moments if you can. I want you to see it, to see it clearly. I want … Continue reading
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No Exit for Survivalists?
Friends, My most recent blog “Survivalists in the Crosshairs” had over 500 hits within the first 24 hours, which surpassed my earlier high volume posts on near-death experiences (September 9, 2014) and the logic of survival arguments (June 4, 2014). Not surprisingly, I’ve received … Continue reading
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Survivalists in the Crosshairs
Friends, Palgrave Macmillan has scheduled a tentative publication date for October this year for my Philosophical Critique of Empirical Arguments for Post-mortem Survival. Although the book is now in the production phase, I plan on writing further on the topic. … Continue reading
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Website Announcements
Friends, I wanted to announce some general news and my plans for my website for 2015. (1) Although my forthcoming book on survival is due out in the fall, and I will continue to write on the topic, I intend … Continue reading
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