Patterns from the Past

Ratnaguna interviews Advayacitta about how recognising and transcending various patterns from the past is an important aspect of psychological and spiritual development.

Spiritual Communities and the World

Ratnaguna explains what a spiritual community is and is not, and makes a case for spiritual communities changing the world for the better.

Politics as Cognitive Anti-Therapy

Advayacitta, a clinical psychologist, explores how political ideologies can undermine psychological functioning, thereby harming individuals and whole societies.

Conformists, Dissenters and Contrarians

Cass Sunstein argues that groups, and society, need dissenters to prevent them from making bad decisions

Buddhism and Psychology

Ratnaguna and Advayacitta discuss aspects of Buddhism and psychological therapy – their similarities and differences. In particular they explore the topic of ‘helpful conversations’.