Since early December, the end of my 20-year career teaching at Harvard has been the subject of articles, op-eds, tweets from a billionaire, and … More
Category: Philosophy for Everyday Life
FORGET Ram Mandir in Ayodhya
Forget Rama, forget Sita Forget Lakshman, forget Hanuman Visit no temple Either in Ayodhya or Mathura What is there in … More
How to Read a Poem
Reading poetry well is part attitude and part technique. Curiosity is a useful attitude, especially when it’s free of preconceived … More
How Does Poetry Help?
The useless poem-product unmasks our dependency on commodity goods, on the commodification of our lives and ourselves, and momentarily blunts … More
To a Slower Life by Alan P. Lightman
Not long ago, I was sitting at my desk at home and suddenly had the horrifying realization that I no … More
A Different Perspective on Happiness
by Hugh Mackay in his book “The Good Life” I actually attack the concept of happiness. The idea that—I don’t … More
J. Krishnamurti on War and Its Causes
Excerpt from The First and Last Freedom What causes war—religious, political, or economic? Obviously, belief, either in nationalism, in an ideology, … More
Purposeful Universe: Beyond Theism & Atheism
by Philip Goff, professor in philosophy at Durham University, UK Neither atheism nor theism adequately explains reality. That is why … More
On Logic
Some have thought that logic will one day be completed and all its problems solved. Now we know it is … More
How to Enjoy Your Work
Enter only such field of study Or only such profession Or only such job or line of work If intrinsically … More
