The Story of Adam and Eve

The story of Adam and Eve is a great metaphor to help us understand how our minds work. When Adam and Eve lived in the Garden of Eden they lived in a state of pure beingness, experiencing complete harmony, without worry, fear, or the need to protect themselves or strategize for their survival. They were

20 Mar, 2014
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The Mind and Technology

An excerpt from the Introduction to my upcoming book, Your Mind Is What Your Brain Does for a Living, now available for pre-order atAmazon. Imagine what it was like living in 1491 when people thought the Earth was flat and that if you went to the edge of it you would fall off.

4 Mar, 2014
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Why Is It That When We Are Mindful, We Are at Peace— as Opposed to the Constant “Pinball Game” That Goes through Our Mind When We Are on Automatic Pilot Listening to the Voice in Our Head?

Yesterday I was in an important negotiation meeting and reminded myself that I must “let go of my attachment to my point of view, listen to what the other side is suggesting, and be open to possibility!” In other words, I was telling myself to be mindful. Being mindful means actually being in the

27 Feb, 2014
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Being a Frog in Hot Water

When I was a kid one of my teachers explained that if a frog was placed in a pan of lukewarm water that was put on the stove with the flame on simmer, the frog would acclimate as the temperature rose and would eventually perish when the water got too hot. The story stuck

13 Feb, 2014
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Who Are the True Rock Stars of Fine Art?

Last week when I was in New York, my girlfriend, Jo, and I visited four of my favorite art museums: the Metropolitan, the Museum of Modern Art, the Frick, and the Whitney. I’ve been painting oil portraits for 25 years, while Jo’s art forms are culinary and tango, not visual art, and since this was

21 Nov, 2013
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