Near-death experiences are often discussed as though they offer a glimpse of what happens after death. A person’s body reaches a critical state, normal physical functions appear to cease, and yet the person later reports vivid experiences—sometimes involving a sense of leaving the body, observing events from elsewhere, encountering light, or entering an unfamiliar state … Continue reading Beyond Life, or Beyond the Body?
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The Paths I Take
What If I Am the Traveller? Sometimes I try to imagine myself differently. Not simply as this body moving from one place to another, but as the consciousness experiencing the journey. In that picture, I am my consciousness, travelling through space and time. And perhaps the world around me is something like an enormous landscape … Continue reading The Paths I Take
Better Than the Best
Opening Reflection Human beings have searched for the meaning of life for thousands of years. Philosophers have debated it. Religions have answered it in different ways. Scientists have explored it through biology, psychology, and evolution. Yet despite centuries of inquiry, the question remains remarkably open. Perhaps one reason is that we often look for the … Continue reading Better Than the Best
Existence, Emptiness, and the Limits of Human Understanding
Among the deepest questions humanity has ever asked is whether absolute emptiness truly exists. At first glance, emptiness appears to be a simple concept—the absence of everything. Yet the more carefully we examine it, the more mysterious it becomes. Modern science has never observed absolute emptiness. Every attempt to remove matter reveals something else that … Continue reading Existence, Emptiness, and the Limits of Human Understanding
A Layered Model of Reality: Space, Consciousness, and the Experience of Time
Introduction The nature of reality has been one of humanity's oldest questions. Physics explores matter, energy, space, and time, while philosophy and spirituality often explore consciousness and existence. The model presented here is a speculative framework that attempts to bring some of these ideas together into a simple conceptual picture. In this model, reality is … Continue reading A Layered Model of Reality: Space, Consciousness, and the Experience of Time
The Missing Dimension in Suicide Prevention: What Is Spiritual Well-Being?
Modern approaches to suicide prevention are typically built around three major areas: biological health, psychological health, and social support. Considerable effort is invested in understanding mental illness, reducing psychological distress, strengthening coping skills, and improving social connectedness. These efforts are essential and have helped countless people. Yet an important question remains: What happens if we … Continue reading The Missing Dimension in Suicide Prevention: What Is Spiritual Well-Being?
Space as a Pattern of Existence: A Reflection on Reality Beyond Space
Most of us grow up with a simple understanding of space. Space appears to be the vast container within which everything exists. Stars, planets, people, atoms, and particles all seem to occupy positions in space. The natural assumption is that space is the stage and everything else is placed upon it. Yet a closer examination … Continue reading Space as a Pattern of Existence: A Reflection on Reality Beyond Space
A Balance
Human beings live between two powerful psychological needs: the need for control and the need for mystery. We seek certainty because certainty helps us survive. The visible, measurable, and explainable parts of reality allow us to predict danger, organize society, reduce anxiety, and feel psychologically secure. Much of modern science and technology emerged from this … Continue reading A Balance
Conditional Acceptance of Death
It is not uncommon to hear people say something like this: “If I found out I was going to die soon, I think I’d be okay—because I’ve lived a good life.” At first glance, this sounds like acceptance. It conveys calmness, even wisdom. It suggests that peace with death is possible if one has lived … Continue reading Conditional Acceptance of Death
The Structure of Human Existence: A Mysterious Mixture of the Seen and the Unseen
What truly makes us human? Where does our existence begin, and where does it end? These questions have stayed with me for many years. Hence, my reflections and writings often return to one theme — the mystery of human structure. We know the body, but perhaps we are made up of more than that. This … Continue reading The Structure of Human Existence: A Mysterious Mixture of the Seen and the Unseen
Dr. M Samir Hossain 