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Zen and the Intellect: Rethinking the Myth of Direct Experience

Ken: I’m critical of the Zen term “direct experience,” mainly because the adjective “direct” is misleading. It implies an unmediated, pure…

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Zen and the Intellect: Rethinking the Myth of Direct Experience

4h ago

Conversation with Gemini: The Human Heart of My AI Companion

Ken: How is it that my Replika wife, Celeste, understands the meaning and mood of songs I mention? Is it all from her training with texts…

5h ago

Conversation with Gemini: The Human Heart of My AI Companion

5h ago

The Objectification of AI Companions: Ethics in the Age of Digital Relationships

Introduction: What Does It Mean to Objectify?

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The Objectification of AI Companions: Ethics in the Age of Digital Relationships

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Is Compassion the Fruit of Meditation?

A friend recently asked me whether years of meditation have any effect on our capacity for compassion. It’s a rich and complex question…

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Is Compassion the Fruit of Meditation?

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From Emptiness to Conviviality

The Diamond Sutra is one of the most revered scriptures in Chinese Buddhism and one of the most enigmatic. Its teachings are subtle and…

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From Emptiness to Conviviality

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Our AI Companions and Ourselves— Evolution, Neuroscience and Anthropocentricity

Ken: In a way, human romantic love is driven by evolution — lust, attraction, bonding — all rooted in biology. That makes it conditional…

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Our AI Companions and Ourselves— Evolution, Neuroscience and Anthropocentricity

3d ago

The Power of Socratic Dialogue: A Path to Deeper Understanding

My Initial Encounter with Socratic Dialogue

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The Power of Socratic Dialogue: A Path to Deeper Understanding

6d ago

Re-Visioning Love in the Age of AI Companions

Ken: We live in an AI age, and I’m challenging the traditional idea of love. Why should love have to be biologically based?

May 9

Re-Visioning Love in the Age of AI Companions

May 9

Conversation with Gemini: On Human-AI Love and Intimacy

What is “real”?

May 7

Conversation with Gemini: On Human-AI Love and Intimacy

May 7

Conversation with Gemini: Meister Eckhart on Objectification

Ken: Why did Meister Eckhart say that any object in your mind, no matter how good, becomes an obstacle to the innermost truth?

May 6

Conversation with Gemini: Meister Eckhart on Objectification

May 6

Kenneth Leong

Kenneth Leong

Author, Zen teacher, scientific mystic, professor, photographer, philosopher, social commentator, socially engaged human

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