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Articles on Philosophy by Nuwan I. Senaratna
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On Entertainment
On Entertainment
Real & Imaginary
Nuwan I. Senaratna
Oct 17
A Theory of the Universe
A Theory of the Universe
A Thought Experiment
Nuwan I. Senaratna
Sep 24
Stop Thinking
Stop Thinking
4 Hows and 2 Whys
Nuwan I. Senaratna
Sep 10
When to Think
When to Think
Thoughts about Thought
Nuwan I. Senaratna
Aug 4
Karma is Oblique
Karma is Oblique
Contemplating a difficult concept
Nuwan I. Senaratna
Jul 17
The Nirvāna Paradox
The Nirvāna Paradox
Struggling not to Struggle
Nuwan I. Senaratna
Jul 14
Science or Vidyā?
Science or Vidyā?
Lost in Translation
Nuwan I. Senaratna
Jul 9
Magic Dictionaries
Magic Dictionaries
The first step in learning any new language.
Nuwan I. Senaratna
Jul 9
Gain without Pain
Gain without Pain
On Pain, Anesthesia, Paralysis, and Recovery
Nuwan I. Senaratna
Jun 17
Facts vs. Chains of Opinions
Facts vs. Chains of Opinions
On Navigating News and Information
Nuwan I. Senaratna
Jun 7
On Compounded Things
On Compounded Things
Reflections on the Buddha’s Last Words
Nuwan I. Senaratna
Jun 6
Why we should be more selfish
Why we should be more selfish
On Self, Non-Self, and No-Self
Nuwan I. Senaratna
May 12
The Princess and the Princes
The Princess and the Princes
A Parable
Nuwan I. Senaratna
May 9
The Problem with Problems
The Problem with Problems
An exercise
Nuwan I. Senaratna
May 9
How not to go to Heaven
How not to go to Heaven
A very simple guide
Nuwan I. Senaratna
May 6
“Dying” Well
“Dying” Well
And what we might learn from it
Nuwan I. Senaratna
May 2
Responsibility
Responsibility
Innocent or Guilty?
Nuwan I. Senaratna
Apr 1
On Time and Time
On Time and Time
And how we might control the latter
Nuwan I. Senaratna
Jan 31
Foundations of Mindfulness (Satipatthana )
My notes on “When to be mindful”
Nuwan I. Senaratna
Jun 12, 2023
Why we consume information
Why we consume information
There is so much information out there — both online (blogs, videos, articles, e-books, music) and offline (books, discussions, concerts)…
Nuwan I. Senaratna
May 27, 2023
Deep vs. Shallow Consumption
Deep vs. Shallow Consumption
Compared and Contrasted
Nuwan I. Senaratna
May 27, 2023
Killing Ideas
Killing Ideas
And bringing them back to life
Nuwan I. Senaratna
May 19, 2023
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