Rollo May on Love

There are four kinds of love in Western tradition. One is sex, or what we call lust, libido. The second … More

Nisargadatta Maharaj on Helping the World

Q: All I want is to be able to help the world. Nisargadatta Maharaj: Who says you cannot help? You … More

Liberal Socialism Now

Very few of us expected liberalism to have such a rocky 21st century. At the turn of the 20th, liberal ideology and … More

My Brother-in-Law’s Perspicacious Observation and the Purusharthas

When in January 1995 at the age of 30 years I came back to India from the US, I was … More

“Why I Left Harvard”–Carole Hooven

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

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