A Buddhist-inspired newsletter by David Michie offering reflections on compassion, polarisation and inner peace, alongside updates on his novel Mary Magdalene's Cat. Issues mix essays on social division with personal notes about his writing and reader engagement.
Website: https://davidmichie.substack.com
Meaningness is an essay series by a writer who examines meaning, technology, Vajrayana Buddhism and selfhood in society, reasoning through AI-related futures and existential questions. Readers get long, personal, philosophically dense essays that mix analogies, historical references and self-aware uncertainty.
Sensei Koshin Paley Ellison writes short reflections drawing on Buddhist teachings, such as the Buddha's story of two feuding clans and the parable of the tiger and the strawberry, to explore how fear, distraction and habitual behavior pull us away from compassion. Readers get personal, practical prompts for meeting their own anxiety and reactivity with curiosity and care.
Massimo Pigliucci, a philosopher and scientist, writes essays that connect ancient Stoic and Buddhist ethics to practical living and clearer thinking. Readers also get shorter pieces on free will, travel, and academic trends, plus reading recommendations from other writers.
A personal newsletter on body, trauma and mindfulness that mixes reflective essays on contemplative practice and caregiving with short original poems. Readers get quiet, first-person reflections drawing on Buddhist texts and the author's experience leading practice.
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