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How Hard is Empathy?

August 4, 2016February 17, 2014 by Jennifer Hancock

Jennifer Hancock explains how, even if we may be imperfect in our efforts, cultivating empathy is worth it…

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Live In the Now

Live In the Now

Approaching anxiety with the aid of Stoic thought…

Finding a Balance Between Individualism and Connectedness in a Social Media World

Finding a Balance Between Individualism and Connectedness in a Social Media World

What does ‘being connected’ really mean?

Being a Brain

Being a Brain

A spiritual truth in the findings of neuroscience…

Photography as a Form of Mindfulness

Photography as a Form of Mindfulness

Photography and being more attentive to the world…

Understanding Christian Naturalism

Understanding Christian Naturalism

Interpreting Christianity within a naturalistic perspective…

Teach with Your Presence, Not Your Words

Teach with Your Presence, Not Your Words

Becoming a channel for love and wisdom…

The Thesis

The Thesis

Towards the feeling of belonging here…

Intellectual Scalpels and Emotional Hammers

Intellectual Scalpels and Emotional Hammers

Reflecting on the disconnect between intellect and emotions…

Past Articles

Classic SNS Articles

Religious Myth in Spiritual Naturalism

Religious Myth in Spiritual Naturalism

Evolution as a unifying story…

On Natural Holiness

The above video on the Epicurean gods helps to contextualize the following discussion–an abridged version of a Society of Epicurus essay. Natural holiness implies non-supernatural holiness as it is empirically
Ants As Pets and Pests

Ants As Pets and Pests

A contemplation on crawling things…
Fear, Anger, Peace, and Joy

Fear, Anger, Peace, and Joy

Accepting impermanence…

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The Quest for "Truth"

The Quest for "Truth"

Socrates said “The only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing.” Let’s start there.
Compassion as Foundation

Compassion as Foundation

Compassion is under assault in our media, entertainment, and politics. Learn what compassion means to us and why it is the foundation of our spiritual practice…
Sanderson Jones on mystic humanism

Sanderson Jones on mystic humanism

Sanderson Jones, co-founder of Sunday Assembly, considers himself a humanist mystic. What does that mean?
An Eikas Manifesto: A Clarion Call to Revive an Epicurean Tradition that Strengthens Friendships and Communities

An Eikas Manifesto: A Clarion Call to Revive an Epicurean Tradition that Strengthens Friendships and Communities

The following essay was written for Society of Epicurus. I am sharing it here as well because SNS offers a space to consider questions of identity, ritual, community, and meaning

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