Ward describes how memories of loved ones, teachers and mentors can form an inner community of support. He suggests a meditation practice that focuses attention on what helps us cultivate compassion, wisdom and a life without causing harm.
Ron Fricke and Mark Magidson's non-narrative film explores impermanence and human spirituality through images from 25 countries, without words, as a form of cinematic meditation.
Albert Camus, awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1957, made the absurdity of existence a starting point for human dignity and rebellion, while remaining critical of all forms of totalitarianism.
The American writer and activist became known for his criticism of consumerism and his proposal for a “story of interdependence,” while expressing skepticism about COVID-19 vaccines and taking part in Robert Kennedy Jr.'s campaign.
American writer and professor Joseph Campbell developed the theory of the monomyth, showing that the world’s major mythologies share a common structure, and profoundly influenced modern cinema and thinking about the meaning of life.
Once groomed by the Theosophical Society as the “vehicle” for the expected World Teacher, Jiddu Krishnamurti renounced all organized belief in 1929 and taught that “truth is a pathless land” — a journey marked by mystical episodes, secret relationships and international recognition.
From Ottoman-era Crete to Freiburg, Nikos Kazantzakis became one of the most important and widely translated Greek writers; his works, including The Odyssey, Zorba the Greek and The Last Temptation, and his ideas provoked fierce religious and political disputes.
The ancient Greek philosopher founded the school of Epicureanism, teaching that managing desires, freeing oneself from unnecessary fears and friendship lead to a pleasant life and lasting happiness.
Diogenes of Sinope was a founding figure of Cynicism; through an ascetic life, shameless acts and a radical rejection of social conventions, he taught self-sufficiency and citizenship of the world.
British psychiatrist, philosopher and neuroscientist Iain McGilchrist argues that the modern world has become “entranced” by the left hemisphere's way of seeing reality, losing the wisdom of the right, with consequences for culture and science.
The life and work of the Swiss psychiatrist who introduced concepts such as archetypes, individuation and synchronicity, profoundly influencing psychology, philosophy and the spiritual search.
British and American writer and speaker Alan Watts (1915–1973) popularised Buddhist, Taoist and Hindu philosophy for Western audiences, and his lectures remain popular in the internet age.
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