Category Archives: The Mind

The fundamental energy — the living ground of the universe — remains beyond full human ken

Posted on December 28, 2025 by Ron Pavellas

I have been ‘corresponding’ with three AI ‘bots: Grok, ChatGPT and Deepseek. I do not prefer one over any other, and find gems in each that I value. I ask complicated and serious questions. The following conversation was with Grok… … Continue reading →

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“If the doors of perception were cleansed, everything would appear to man as it is, infinite.”—William Blake

Posted on February 11, 2020 by Ron Pavellas

I have as friends in Stockholm two people, physicians, who are educated in psychopharmacology and other neurosciences—father and daughter, Vasil and Jeanette. They are reading this currently best-selling book, which they will lend to me when they finish reading it: … Continue reading →

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