In my last column, I talked about an experience of agnosia (the loss of the ability to recognize people and objects) that occurred during an especially intense meditation along the Merced River. In this piece, I’d like to convey...
What happens in the brain during higher states of consciousness? Is consciousness no more than the product of the human brain, as neuroscientists believe?
The neuroscientists’ basic premise—that consciousness has solely a biological basis—is an inadequate explanation. Furthermore, when neuroscientists...
We purchased our lot in August 2007 from Pacific Lots of Costa Rica, located along the Costa Ballena in the southern Pacific region of Costa Rica. The lot had all infrastructure already completed (road, water and electric) which is...
State College, Pennsylvania (CNN) -- Joe Paterno, whose tenure as the most successful coach in major college football history ended abruptly in November amid allegations that he failed to respond forcefully enough to a sex abuse scandal involving a...
How One Man Took On Texas
When last we left-off it was 1893. We were at the Chicago World’s Fair at the first San Antonio ”Chilley” stand. Had we stood on line we would have been rewarded with a sampling...
“We believe that Genesis chapters one and two are factual accounts of creation and we, therefore, reject the false teaching of evolution which has no scientific basis but is simply another of Satan's schemes to lead people away from...
Most of us would have to get a map to know where Costa Rica is located. It is not a country that has been in the news. It has no army. It is not a country that has called...
While many Costa Ricans are very disappointed in the play of the Costa Rican Men's National Team, they should be excited about the Woman's team.
VANCOUVER — Costa Rica defeated Cuba 2-0 in a dominant performance Thursday to open play in...
Fog enshrouds the town as I enter the mountain community from the valley below. With a few hundred meters more of elevation, the fog clears, though the skies remain cloudy. Reaching the man-made lake, there is a brightening, and...
In Costa Rica, it is not uncommon to give coffee to babies (in their bottle, with milk) and to young children. I found this astonishing! Having had the "pleasure" of a two year old a few times in my...
