“Once, while Mahatma Gandhi’s train was pulling slowly out of the station, a reporter ran up to him and asked for a message to take back to his people,” Eknath Easwaran (December 17, 1910 – October 26, 1999) writes in his book “Your Life Is Your Message: Finding Harmony with Yourself, Others, and the Earth.” … Read more
No parent can bear the thought of losing their child. Yet circumstances outside our control do not discriminate — the lives that had only begun to blossom are taken away and hurled into the darkness of oblivion. When that happens, where does one seek consolation, some edge to hold on to, some light to orient … Read more
Studies show1 that our brains react to attacks on our beliefs the same way as threats to our physical safety. That’s why any civil discussion can end up in violence when you run out of arguments. It’s difficult to admit that you might be wrong, especially when facing an opponent who embodies everything that you … Read more
. “Jobs are actually easier to enjoy than free time, because … they have built-in goals, feedback, rules, and challenges,” Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi (September 29, 1934–October 20, 2021) writes in his book “Flow.” “Free time, on the other hand, is unstructured, and requires much greater effort to be shaped into something that can be enjoyed,” he … Read more