Author: Andrew Taggart
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Pathless Path Podcast: Living The ‘Yoga of Work’ With Andrew Taggart
The Pathless Path With Paul Millerd You can watch the 1:53 teaser here. Living The ‘Yoga Of Work’ In this lively interview with Paul Millerd, I discuss my older views of Total Work (circa 2018-21) as well as my updated rendition, which I’m calling “the yoga of work.”
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Self-inquiry, Vivarta, And Ajata
Michael James has written a number of excellent long form essays (for example, here and here) about the ajata doctrine, the highest or ultimate nondual teaching according to Gaudapada, Ramana Maharshi, and others. The ajata doctrine states that there is no creation, manifestation, or origination. Being is only being. Period. I’d like to briefly lay…
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How I Found Peace At The Bottom Of A Well
By Alexandra Taggart PART 1: My Mind Is Moving A Very Peculiar Notion Of Interior Decoration Right before I leave my apartment, I have the terrific urge to rearrange the furniture. Not just once but repeatedly over the course of some weeks. Moving a dresser, a side table, a futon. Today the lamp looks better…
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On Violence And Universal Love
In an ABC News interview following the shooting at a Catholic school in Minneapolis, a neighbor, Pat Scallen, recalls how he ran from his house to the scene and sought to help in whatever way he could. Soon, he saw children running out of the building. According to ABC News, Scallen said the girl [who,…
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Courage Is The Most Important Virtue For Our Time
In 2012, I argued, “The most important virtue for our time is courage.” Yesterday, I read Christopher Rufo’s manifesto, “New Right Activism,” in which he states, “The most important virtue of our time is courage.” Despite the fact that Rufo’s claim is situated within a particular political context–for him, it’s the New Right’s attempt to…
Andrew Taggart, Ph.D. 