Category Archives: Zen Koans

A Problem Related to Spirituality: Understanding the Concept of Free Will

Posted on April 28, 2014 by Lewis Harrison

Until the End of May these blogs will focus on problems related to creating a spiritual life. Lewis Answers: One of the most commonly discussed ideas among thinkers great and small is whether human have freedom of choice or is … Continue reading →

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Spirituality in the Digital Age

Posted on December 1, 2013 by Lewis Harrison

  Now let’s take creative thought and the digital arts, and integrate them with the compassionate and kind life. What arises from this is the Post-digital Path. This term points significantly to our rapidly changed and changing relationships with digital … Continue reading →

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A Woody Allen Joke About Marriage

Posted on November 29, 2013 by Lewis Harrison

  Game Theory based strategies deal not with mathematics  alone but with the idea that human often act irrationally Thanksgiving is a time of family etc. My wife and I were watching  a movie about marriage and ruminating on why … Continue reading →

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Chop Wood, Carry Water: Zen and Artificial Intelligence

Posted on October 5, 2013 by Lewis Harrison

  Many of the computer pioneers at MITs Lisp artificial intelligence lab in the 1950s had a fascination with Zen Buddhism and Zen Koans. One of the most popular ideas was “Chop Wood, Carry Water”.  What does this mean?”  It means doing … Continue reading →

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What is Truth?

Posted on July 14, 2013 by Lewis Harrison

Lewis Harrison explores, “You Can’t Handle the Truth” I awoke about 3:00 am this morning asking myself questions about truth and the distinction between what is truth or fiction? Sometimes this happens – I awake with just a few hours … Continue reading →

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Zen Koans, Quantum Theory and Science

Posted on May 19, 2013 by Lewis Harrison

Those who attempt to merge Quantum Theory  with Zen, Taoism, and others Wisdom Paths from a purely superficial level will often fall into the trap of embracing superstition, or some “fluffy” new age idea as truth, while ridiculing scientific thought … Continue reading →

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