Marvin Gaye’s “What’s Going On” (1971) grew out of a few converging pressures: a country in turmoil, a brother’s war … More
Category: Political Philosophy
“My Life as an Experiment”–An NYT Opinion Piece
By Claudia Rankine Ms. Rankine, a poet and playwright, is the author, most recently, of “Triage.” To mark The Times’s … More
A Pain in the Neck
All human beings are a pain in the neck to each other. No wonder Sartre said, “Hell is other people”. … More
The Beatles on Racism
“What Does ‘Enough’ Mean?”: Lao Tzu’s Forgotten Philosophy of Simple Living
She stands in front of a full closet and says, “I have nothing to wear.” What if the problem was … More
No Free Will, No Doer: Biology, Psychology, Buddha, Bhagavad Gita, Advaita and Western Philosophy
We know that biologically and psychologically, that is qua body-mind or our psychophysical entity, we are very limited beings, not … More
What comes with freedom?
Spiderman’s uncle told him, “With great power comes great responsibility.” But, what comes with freedom? More freedom!? One can be … More
The Despising and the Condescension
It has been my experience that there is a lot despising and condescension that makes the rounds every day. As … More
Capitalism, Kant, and Nisargadatta Maharaj
Read the commentary below the pic The capitalist system cares ONLY for productivity and profits, and in so much as … More
The Husband’s Dilemma
“I wonder how many husbands will dare say aloud, ‘I’m worse off because my wife is my worse half’?”