What Buddhism Has to Say about Westworld
Unpacking the television show’s mysteries through art in the Rubin’s collection
How to Set Healthy Boundaries for Your Child
Five tips from a mindfulness teacher and neuroscience researcher
A Tibetan Illuminated Manuscript
Two folios from a Tibetan illuminated manuscript in the Rubin Museum’s collection feature exquisite embossed calligraphy
These Tips Will Change the Way You Look at Art
Discover the magic in art through slow looking
Westworld and Hidden Treasures
How the teachings of a legendary Buddhist master resonate in popular culture today
Neuroscience Meets Westworld
How memory relates to consciousness
Wizard. Tantric Master. Guru.
Learn about the legendary figure of Padmasambhava
The Approach: How Time Feels
Singing the body electric, one cell at a time
How Dogs Tell Time
Heightened senses help man's best friend negotiate the world
Everyone’s View of the World Is Different
How perception defines reality
Face of the Future
Artists reimagine the aesthetics of science fiction
Virtual Reality Is Buddhist: An Interview with Shezad Dawood
Linking together Buddhism, technology, art, and historical and speculative narratives
David Eagleman: On Time
Living in the present is probably impossible
Time on Retreat
Three years, three months, and three days of silence
Doing Time
Twenty years behind bars
Time in Space
An astronaut's perspective from two hundred miles up
Birth. Death. Repeat: Kalachakra, Shambhala, and the Future
In Shambhala, the land of bliss, a battle rages between karma and ignorance
As Above
A crack in time goes unnoticed

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