The Journal
Essays forunhurried reading.
Concept Explainer
Māyā is not the claim that nothing exists.
A rope, a snake, and the difference between appearance and absolute reality.
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Indian philosophy is a debate, not a single answer.
Why the disagreements are part of the inheritance.
Ātman and anattā: the disagreement worth understanding.
Shared questions about identity do not imply a shared answer.
A better question than “Do you agree?”
Nyaya and the everyday discipline of asking how we know.
What happens when we read Yoga as philosophy?
Attention and ethics are part of a much larger account of freedom.
Can we be responsible without being independent?
Karma, habit and divine dependence complicate a familiar question.