Here is the core endeavor of spiritual practice: transcending finite mind. The finite mind of “I-Me-Me-My” is inherently dualistic — it operates by creating distinctions between subject and object, ...

The education system traditionally operates as a finite game. In his book Finite and Infinite Games, the American academic James Carse explains that finite games have fixed rules, clear objectives and ...

Do you have a mission in life that is consistent with your purpose? Do you have a strong principled alignment of your personal and professional life? Before I figured out what I wanted to do, I ...

Will your manufacturing company still matter in 20 years, or will it become a cautionary tale of short-term thinking? Many leaders assume that beating competitors today guarantees longevity, but in my ...

In order to understand the vision of Infinite Anesthesia, we must first reflect on notions explained by James P. Carse ("Finite and Infinite Games: A Vision of Life as Play and Possibility") and Simon ...

Gwen Gordon is a trauma therapist and philosopher of play who began her career building Muppets for Sesame Street. Her research has taken her from the MIT Media Lab to San Quentin Prison. Gordon has ...

Midway through Playground, oceanographer Evelyne (Evie) Beaulieu dives off Truk Atoll in the central Pacific in order to photograph the debris of a sunken World War II ship. Hundreds of feet ...