Spring 2026 · Volume I, No. 1
The Living Canon

The Perennial Review

Wisdom traditions — examined, and applied
Department

In Dialogue

Conversations at the seam of science and practice.

All The Flagship Essay Shloka vs. Study Practice In Dialogue Primary Texts Field Notes
In Dialogue

On consciousness, between the lab and the cushion

A long conversation with a cognitive scientist who spent a decade studying meditators — on what the data can and cannot reach.

By Anusha Mishra
Jun 2026
In Dialogue

Three books that take the inner life seriously

A short reading list at the seam of contemplative science and philosophy of mind — what each gets right, and where the tradition pushes back.

By Anusha Mishra
Jun 2026