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    Author: Richard Irwin

    Director of SMN since 2015 with responsibility for rebuilding the Network's on-line presense. I have a passion for reconciling science with spirituality (see http://danceineternity.com), who also composes and arranges music (see http://hymnswithoutwords.com).

    Schrödinger: Risk, Mystery, Creativity and a Contempletive Spirit in Science – Professor Jim Malone

    Professor Jim Malone discusses how he uncovered a painting of Erwin Schrödinger and what the painting says about the artist, the subject and their relationship…

    Richard Irwin 29 January 2016

    Mind and Life XXX: Perception, Concepts, and Self

    Over the last several decades, the Mind & Life Institute has organized regular dialogues between His Holiness the Dalai Lama and leading scientists and philosophers.…

    Richard Irwin 21 January 2016

    Spiritual Emergency – the Transpersonal Path to Understanding and Supporting Psychospiritual Crisis

    This paper explores varieties of spiritual emergency as a process of profound psychospiritual transformation. “I’ll be talking about myself! I’ll probably go mad after giving…

    Richard Irwin 18 January 2016

    Reactive Attachment Disorder

    Guy Kett presented “Reactive Attachment Disorder”. This was clearly a heartfelt and personal issue concerning his family. Academically, from the stance of my experience as…

    Richard Irwin 15 January 2016

    How Close is Science to Understanding Consciousness?

    In a recent panel discussion hosted by Science and Non Duality (SAND), posted on youtube, several top scientists and explore their current understanding on the…

    Richard Irwin 14 January 2016

    Invitation to participate in a new book-blog

    Voyages of the Solar Boat Club is an afterlife allegory; a fairy tale for people afraid of the dark; a shamanic journey to the three…

    Richard Irwin 7 January 2016

    Understanding C.G Jung’s Red Book – Part 3

    This is the second part of Roger’s comprehensive review of Jung’s Red Book. Very sadly, Roger passed away shortly after writing this concluding part to…

    Richard Irwin 16 December 2015

    When Denial has to End

    Spending time over the past year researching and writing a book about the future of food in relation to the environment, the phenomenon of denial…

    Richard Irwin 20 November 2015

    Why Clones?

    A recent news item tells us that the Raelian sect – an American group which teaches that the human race stems from intelligent aliens who…

    Richard Irwin 19 November 2015

    Light is Better than Mosquito Repellent: Honey is Better than Poison

    On Monday, 28th June 2015 I attended the 80th birthday celebratory visit of His Holiness the Dalai Lama for the opening of the Buddhist centre…

    Richard Irwin 18 November 2015
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