Consulting the Conscience

This above all: to thine own self be true, And it must follow, as the night the day, Thou canst not then be false to any man.1 This advice, given by Polonius to his son in Hamlet, provides a means to harmonize our relationship (more…)

Create the Space to Think

  Introduction The capacity to think, reason, and decide for oneself is the greatest freedom an individual possesses. There is no individual liberty without intellectual liberty. While this freedom is each one’s birthright, it is earned and not simply bestowed. When we fail to (more…)

Avoiding Regret: A Daily Practice

When you act in the world against your own conscience your mind becomes disturbed. The action rebounds and hurts you. You feel sorry for having acted thus. In reaction to your own action you suffer regret and remorse. An action creating (more…)