My novel, The AIignment AIliance, is finally finished! Leave on read at your own peril—you’ll be wiser if you don’t. Hopefully you’ll get some belly laughs too—help you out with those summer abs for the beach. This book has taken on a life of its own, synchronizing with my own journey, sometimes in mysterious ways.ContinueContinue reading “The AIignment AIliance”
Tag Archives: Nonduality
Audio!
You can now listen to the Manifesto for a Transduality (R)evolution on Audio book.
Manifesto!
I’ve written a Transduality Manifesto. Here’s the intro. Enjoy!– Next! – Hi, I’m Humanity. My pronouns are me, you, and everyone. – Welcome, Humanity. I’m your Interpreter of Maladies. – Mind if I call you Doc? – You can call me anything you like, as long as you call me. My pronouns are I amContinueContinue reading “Manifesto!”
New Book!
Well—technically, just a new chapter in my novel The AIignment AIliance—but at 70 pages, it nearly feels as a book of its own. The chapter is called Palermo after the city I’ve spent the last few months writing it in. Viking and Sicilian myths meet AI. Catacombs meet centaurs. A jazz club turned portal meetsContinueContinue reading “New Book!”
Introduction
Hi all! I’m Odd. Odd Ness, even. When I introduce myself with my first name to native English speakers, I am often met with a certain incredulity. When I follow up with my family name, hilarity usually ensues. In my native language of Norwegian, odd doesn’t mean strange but pointed. More specifically, it points toContinueContinue reading “Introduction”
No need to head for a cave in the Himalayas…
The time I thought I was going to be introduced into the nature of reality but got a busload of vomit instead
The spiritual teaching that did help me the most as a seeker was the Tibetan school of thought called Dzogchen, which literally translates to The Great Perfection. Dzogchen operates with a set of pointing out instructions where the seeker is introduced to the nature of reality. The transmission of Transduality given at the start ofContinueContinue reading “The time I thought I was going to be introduced into the nature of reality but got a busload of vomit instead”
The time the Dalai Lama caught me stealing candy from a kid
In India I set up camp in Dharamsala, where I studied Middle Way philosophy at the Tibetan Library of Works and Archives. I even considered becoming a monk! However, any ideas I might have entertained about joining a sangha of Tibetan Buddhism died abruptly when the Dalai Lama himself caught me red handed while stealingContinueContinue reading “The time the Dalai Lama caught me stealing candy from a kid”
Introduction
Hi all! I’m Odd. Odd Ness, even. When I introduce myself with my first name to native English speakers, I am often met with a certain incredulity. When I follow up with my family name, hilarity usually ensues. In my native language of Norwegian, odd doesn’t mean strange but pointed. More specifically it points toContinueContinue reading “Introduction”
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