Biology
My undergraduate studies were in Cellular Biology in the early days of electron microscopy. With a minor in Chemistry, I soon understood that I myself am a physical being, a composite of cells, which in terms are comprised of chemical compounds in formations determined by the Physics of this planet, formed by the physical forces of the Universe. An intricate, self-motivated, self-motorized machine, or organism. Pretty amazing.

Understanding something about the basic biology of life has shaped my understanding of my own body and its environment. When I look at any human being, I see another organism. The layers of convention and genetic mutation that form that organism's specific features become quite secondary. By knowing and modifying myself, learning and editing my own operator's manual perhaps, I develop more intimate understanding of other organisms. This is a biological approach to developing compassion through mindfulness of the real workings of living beings. It is a layer of my humanist practice.
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