The Admissions Scandal Parents: Guilty But Innocent

All parents want their children to have access to a solid education as well as a social and professional network to ensure a good start to their adult lives.  But how can otherwise intelligent individuals justify breaking legal and moral boundaries (more…)

Passover

The narrative of the Exodus, the journey from bondage to freedom, symbolizes the central theme of the ancient Indian philosophy of Vedanta. Religions may be broadly understood as comprising two aspects: philosophy and ritual. The former presents universal truths about the human (more…)

Addiction: Just Say No Just Doesn’t Work

Taste me, you will see More is all you need Metallica, Master of Puppets The idea of the ‘addictive personality’ is false. Every person’s mind is susceptible to addiction if it is not properly guided, and any experience can become the object of addiction. (more…)

Ingratitude: The Real Traitor

Ingratitude, more strong than traitors’ arms, Quite vanquish’d him: Shakespeare, The Life and Death of Julius Caesar (III.ii) While people’s attention is preoccupied with political in-fighting and accusations of treasonous behavior, a more insidious traitor continues to subvert individual well-being and collective harmony: ingratitude. The (more…)

Sacrifice, Self-development, the Search for Meaning

  The search for meaning is a powerful motivator in human life.  A life devoid of meaning feels empty and oppressive.  And a collapse of meaning is potentially destructive as pathological beliefs and behaviors can rush in to fill the void.  But (more…)

Time Management 2: Planning, Executing, Checking

  Time management is a misnomer.  We feel the pressure of time and deadlines not because our time has been poorly managed, but because our inner activities have. This blog (and its forerunner) is a discussion of the material presented in the book (more…)

Time Management I: Set life’s direction

  Time management is a misnomer.  We feel the pressure of time and deadlines not because our time has been poorly managed, but because our activities have. This blog (and its follow-up) is a discussion of the material presented in the book Governing (more…)