I view this as a war because it is a massively organized conflict with very high stakes. And no matter how much we understand as individuals, the ways that our behaviors aggregate to form broader societal forces heavily influence the choices we are able to make now and into the future.

I do not imagine that the mind is the most important part of our existence. But it is what we use to translate our experience into words and other symbols that can be communicated from one person to another. And, yes, meditation can be an extremely useful tool that makes dimensions of consciousness that often go unnoticed more accessible.

If you have not done so already, please feel free to check out the other stuff I've posted in this series.