Mindful Biology is a unique contemplative system that uses basic Life science to promote spiritual growth, embodiment, and ecological awareness.
Many people in our ailing civilization struggle to make sense of Life. Modern technologies and institutions fill our days and minds but seldom guide us toward wisdom, faith, or composure.
Mindful Biology emerged from my own struggle with this dilemma, drawing inspiration from traditions that helped along the way. Two key influences are Buddhism and Quakerism.
Buddhism teaches us to see things “as they actually are” free of assumptions, projections, etc. Mindful Biology uses important truths about our bodies and the natural world to awaken similar realism. Buddhism also values direct experience over mere concepts, and biological awareness serves this value by enhancing mindful connection with our bodies.
Quakers believe every person embodies a divine presence, and many also sense sacredness in animals, plants, and nature. Primed by Quaker ancestry, I joined the tradition in adulthood and felt instant resonance with its reverential ethos. Quakerism helped me grow beyond intellectual fascination to build a worshipful relationship with Life in both body and biosphere.
From my first entry into these traditions and others, I intuited that biological science could work with them to foster wisdom, faith, and composure. Mindful Biology blossomed as Life taught me how.
