Alexander VezhnevetsCapitalism as Charnel GroundsYou are trapped in a cruel social experiment. You will be oppressed and exploited. What is worse, you will have to participate in…May 281May 281
Alexander VezhnevetsGenerative agents as a metaphor for emptiness of selfThis note is going to present generative agency (or generative behaviour) as a metaphor for human behaviour and self-construction.May 12May 12
Alexander VezhnevetsThe nyam of non-dualityOur general stance is dualistic. We perceive the world by projecting it onto oppositions. Is this long or short? Inside or outside…Apr 12, 2023Apr 12, 2023
Alexander VezhnevetsHeart sutra and the nyams of Dzogchen“Form is emptiness and emptiness is form”Sep 7, 20222Sep 7, 20222
Alexander VezhnevetsOn emotions and attentionIn this note I want to share insights on the relationship of attention and emotions. Everyone has an intuitive grasp of what emotions are…Jun 6, 20223Jun 6, 20223
Alexander VezhnevetsNyams I have known and lovedIn this note I’m going to talk about meditative absorptions — special places in one’s mind that a meditator can visit. I will call them…Apr 28, 20222Apr 28, 20222
Alexander VezhnevetsPsychonaut diariesPsychonaut is from the ancient greek psychē ‘soul, spirit, mind' and naútēs ‘sailor, navigator’. Sailing in the ocean of mind-spirit is my…Apr 14, 20221Apr 14, 20221