https://fundamentalmind.com/news Reflections on meditation, consciousness, and contemplative practice by David Harrison. en-gb david@fundamentalmind.com (David Harrison) Mon, 06 Apr 2026 15:13:14 GMT https://fundamentalmind.com/news/to-be-a-true-materialist https://fundamentalmind.com/news/to-be-a-true-materialist Wed, 01 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0000 While out swimming in Windermere, watching a hawk hang against the grey-blue of the mountain, it occurred to me how much of our lives we spend as a kind of 'clerk' in the mind, counting, tracking, or measuring the distance between where we are and where we think we should be. David Harrison https://fundamentalmind.com/news/where-the-river-bends https://fundamentalmind.com/news/where-the-river-bends Sun, 01 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0000 After a recent retreat, an intriguing question arises: What is the influence of exploring the essence of awareness on how you encounter the world? Indeed, if meditation has no influence, then why do it? David Harrison https://fundamentalmind.com/news/the-map-and-the-territory https://fundamentalmind.com/news/the-map-and-the-territory Sun, 01 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0000 We spend our days as if we were reading a menu rather than eating the meal. We analyse the font, critique the descriptions, debate the price, and meanwhile, the feast sits before us, cooling and untouched. David Harrison https://fundamentalmind.com/news/perhaps-the-universe-is-a-vast-landscape-of-thought https://fundamentalmind.com/news/perhaps-the-universe-is-a-vast-landscape-of-thought Wed, 01 Oct 2025 00:00:00 +0000 Whilst on the move through Hungary, a moment to reflect and write from practice. We are membranes. We resonate. We are unique. We are vibration. We are connected. David Harrison https://fundamentalmind.com/news/we-are-rivers https://fundamentalmind.com/news/we-are-rivers Sat, 01 Feb 2025 00:00:00 +0000 Walking, we are Rivers. Sitting, we are pools. Crowds, we are lakes. Cities, we are oceans. Water flows through and in us. Wombed, we swam. We are water. David Harrison https://fundamentalmind.com/news/who-are-you-what-are-you https://fundamentalmind.com/news/who-are-you-what-are-you Fri, 01 Mar 2024 00:00:00 +0000 Are you curious who you are, or even, possibly, a deeper question, what you are? Philosophers throughout history have attempted to answer this question. Be warned . . . we are the history of our future! David Harrison https://fundamentalmind.com/news/how-do-you-greet-resistance https://fundamentalmind.com/news/how-do-you-greet-resistance Wed, 01 May 2024 00:00:00 +0000 Reflections from a somatic meditation retreat in Stockholm on the nature of resistance, experience, and how life flows through us like water across a landscape. David Harrison https://fundamentalmind.com/news/what-does-this-image-say https://fundamentalmind.com/news/what-does-this-image-say Mon, 01 Jul 2024 00:00:00 +0000 What does this image say about the mind of everyone? Why does that matter to the world we live in? Why is it a warning to the world and the direction it is taking? Please read on ... and yes, possibly for more than the average page visit of 25 seconds. David Harrison https://fundamentalmind.com/news/does-the-sun-rise https://fundamentalmind.com/news/does-the-sun-rise Sun, 01 Sep 2024 00:00:00 +0000 An exploration of perspective, perception, and the fundamental nature of how we understand our world. David Harrison https://fundamentalmind.com/news/introduction-to-mental-models https://fundamentalmind.com/news/introduction-to-mental-models Fri, 01 Nov 2024 00:00:00 +0000 Exploring how mental models shape our perception and engagement with reality, drawing on Iain McGilchrist's Divided Brain Hypothesis and examining the shift toward machine-mindedness in modern society. David Harrison