I believe the ultimate questions to ask oneself at this stage in life are: “Have I fulfilled my potential as … More
Category: Philosophy for Everyday Life
The Burden of Struggle for Justice
Not only are today’s activists enraged, they bemoan a state of constant fatigue (and in some instances, post-traumatic stress disorder) … More
The Unfolding and Undoing of Critical Race Theory
In the midst of this protracted conflict, students led by Crenshaw and another future scholar and professor of law, Mari … More
Socratic Humility
And yet for all this influence, many of our ways are becoming far from Socratic. More and more our politics … More
Happiness and Its Spin-offs
Aristotle points out in Nicomachean Ethics that while we desire every other thing for being instrumental and serving some other … More
One’s Love for a Woman
“One’s love for a woman (and even for one’s near and dear) is most often never pure because you stand … More
To Love or To Be Loved
“No, not when you are not loved, but when you do not love, life becomes difficult.”–D. Samarender Reddy
Psychedelics and Prayer
What I am suggesting is that the appearance of small mystical societies in ancient times that ultimately evolved into more … More
Five Reasons Why Morality is Distracting and Harmful
[My comment: That’s why Dharma is a better concept than morality since it takes into account the context in which … More
Unconditional Love
Unconditional love is an illusion. Sacrifices and gifts are the reality. Once couples are able to give up the illusion … More