Daikan Basho
Daikan Basho, Contributing Writer
Waking Times
Human beings are curious creatures in that they have a most unusual capacity for free will, yet, are so easily manipulated, controlled, and subjugated by other people. Quite a paradox.
The deciding factor between which of these two inherent states one occupies, mental freedom … More
Sarah Free, Contributor
Waking Times
Editor’s Note: As was pointed out by some of our thoughtful readers, this article would have been more aptly titled. “4 Common Sense Reasons to Stop Eating Mainstream Meat,” so as to be fair to traditional and humane farming practices. The author, nor this site, … More
Daikan Basho, Contributing Writer
Waking Times
Many thought leaders of our time inspire us to meditate regularly in order to reach great depths of inner peace and grow our understanding of the nature of our mind and humanity. More and more ordinary people are beginning to meditate these days, exploring … More
Daikan Basho, Contributing Writer
Waking Times
We live in a complex world and simplicity is often difficult to come by. This is especially so in the world of intangible ideas about things such as the future. What the world should look like tomorrow.
In seeking to manifest tomorrow, we participate … More
Daikan Basho, Contributor
Waking Times
When a person is alive, he is soft and supple.
When a person dies, he becomes hard and rigid.
When a plant is dead, it becomes dry and brittle.
Hence, the hard and rigid are companions of the dead.
The soft and supple are companions … More
Julian Rose, Contributor
Waking Times
People behaving like birds should mark a step forward in the evolutionary capacity of the human race. After all, birds sing melodiously at dawn and dusk, swoop majestically in the open sky, and build their nests using only their beaks. I doubt that most humans … More
Proof That Big Pharma Doesn’t Care About Vaccine Harm
Heidi Stevenson, Guest
Waking Times
Big Pharma’s corruption goes back decades. Wyeth’s attempt in 1979 to find a way to make it difficult or impossible to track batches of vaccine when something goes wrong—like when children die—clarifies that there’s nothing new about their willingness to cover up the massive harms … More
Steven Handel, Guest
Waking Times
The purpose of thinking is to understand our world as best as possible. Our minds have evolved to think so that we can better adapt to our environment and make smarter decisions on how to survive and live.
At a biological level, our thoughts are … More
Charting a New Course on Illegal Drugs
Jess Hunter-Bowman, Guest
Waking Times
After 40 years of failing to stem the drug trade, there’s a global conversation about new approaches.
As Manuel, a Colombian farmer, showed me his peppercorn crops ravaged by the defoliant sprayed in a futile effort to kill his neighbor’s drug crops, he explained why … More
A Single Neuron Can Alter the Brain
Christina Sarich, Staff Writer
Waking Times
“I think every single person perceives things differently. We are all singular.” ~ Julia Leigh
If you’ve ever dropped a tiny pebble into a glass-smooth lake, you know that this single change can reverberate out from the middle of the body of water to … More
The AIDS-like Disease Seldom Mentioned
Karen Lambert, Guest
Waking Times
I have Chronic Fatigue Immune Dysfunction Syndrome (CFS/CFIDS/ME) and HIV-NEGATIVE AIDS, idiopathic CD lymphocytopenia. With these two clinical diagnoses, I believe that makes me living proof that the AIDS-like CFS/ME is transmissible, something that the medical establishment seems unable to admit or to acknowledge. … More
Humanity Is Transforming And Changing: The Great Awakening
The planet is going through a mass transformation. There are many aspects to this transformation, and in the end one must come to realize the basic building block for global change starts with us, humanity on a collective level, together. We are being called to evolve past … More
Opposition Escalates Over Faulty Southern Leg of Keystone XL Pipeline
Stefanie Spear, Guest
Waking Times
“Enough is enough,” said Michael Bishop during our phone conversation Saturday morning after he found out TransCanada and its vendor, Michels, are planning to dig up buried pipe, part of the 485-mile southern segment of the Keystone XL pipeline, on his property in the east … More
Religion, Atheism and Dogmatic Thinking
Andy Dilks, Guest
Waking Times
Someone recently asked: “Should the oppressive content of monotheistic religions be respected and left alone or challenged and questioned?” It’s a loaded question which, needless to say, provoked a lively debate on the nature of religion as a force for oppression and negativity in the … More
Support David Icke’s Initiative to Create “The People’s Voice” Broadcasting Network
Dylan Charles, Editor
Waking Times
Truth movement icon, David Icke is a tremendous force in the movement for honest government, personal liberty, and higher consciousness. His personal story of spiritual awakening and transformation has been a source of inspiration to many, and has helped to catalyze the growing opposition to … More
6 Ways to Stop Worrying and Find Work You Love
Roman Krznaric, Greater Good
Waking Times
Job satisfaction is at record lows. What does it take to overcome the fear of change, especially in tough economic times?
This essay is adapted from How to Find Fulfilling Work (Picador).
The idea of fulfilling work—a job that reflects our passions, talents, … More
Proof That Big Pharma Doesn’t Care About Vaccine Harm
Heidi Stevenson, Guest
Waking Times
Big Pharma’s corruption goes back decades. Wyeth’s attempt in 1979 to find a way to make it difficult or impossible to track batches of vaccine when something goes wrong—like when children die—clarifies that there’s nothing new about their willingness to cover up the massive harms … More
Charting a New Course on Illegal Drugs
Jess Hunter-Bowman, Guest
Waking Times
After 40 years of failing to stem the drug trade, there’s a global conversation about new approaches.
As Manuel, a Colombian farmer, showed me his peppercorn crops ravaged by the defoliant sprayed in a futile effort to kill his neighbor’s drug crops, he explained why … More
Humanity Is Transforming And Changing: The Great Awakening
The planet is going through a mass transformation. There are many aspects to this transformation, and in the end one must come to realize the basic building block for global change starts with us, humanity on a collective level, together. We are being called to evolve past … More
The AIDS-like Disease Seldom Mentioned
Karen Lambert, Guest
Waking Times
I have Chronic Fatigue Immune Dysfunction Syndrome (CFS/CFIDS/ME) and HIV-NEGATIVE AIDS, idiopathic CD lymphocytopenia. With these two clinical diagnoses, I believe that makes me living proof that the AIDS-like CFS/ME is transmissible, something that the medical establishment seems unable to admit or to acknowledge. … More
Opposition Escalates Over Faulty Southern Leg of Keystone XL Pipeline
Stefanie Spear, Guest
Waking Times
“Enough is enough,” said Michael Bishop during our phone conversation Saturday morning after he found out TransCanada and its vendor, Michels, are planning to dig up buried pipe, part of the 485-mile southern segment of the Keystone XL pipeline, on his property in the east … More
