Love: the Enemy of all enemies … (04/20/12)
123 years ago today, a beautiful baby boy came into the world … Like most other babies, his early days were full of joy and wonder. And as he grew older, like most other children, his days were filled with hope — he wondered about his future; he wondered whether his dreams would become his […]
Peace is a verb … (04/20/13)
In times of violent strife, there is often the call to “Imagine Peace”, and this is indeed a fine thing to do — It is far better us to imagine a Peace-full society than to dwell negatively on the fact that we aren’t there yet. It is far better to visualize how we want to […]
on LOVE & fear … (04/19/13)
When LOVE becomes a verb, it turns fear into just another odd word with no meaning …
The Beauty with IN … (04/19/16)
The stars bear witness every night to the Truth that there is an immense (and immensely beautiful) vastness all around us … The ability to sacrifice for others bears witness to the fact that there is a similar (and similarly Beauty-full) vastness within … When we have the humility see all other sentient beings as […]
Becoming the Change … (04/18/13)
Times of tragedy are priceless … They remind us that life is so precious … They remind us that life is built on choices … And they remind us that life is not a spectator sport. Today, we can show all “terrorists” that we will not give in to their anger; that we will not […]
the genius of Freedom … 12/18/13
David Foster Wallace simply was, to put it mildly … a genius. “Here is just one example of the total wrongness of something I tend to be automatically sure: everything in my own immediate experience supports my deep belief that I am the absolute center of the universe; the realest, most vivid and important person […]
On happiness & JOY … (04/18/16)
Mere happiness comes primarily from tactile pleasures that are ultimately fleeting or economic successes that inevitably ring hollow … True & lasting JOY, on the other hand, comes from willingly & happily doing what is least liked, for those least liked, at a time & in a manner where success seems least likely. Kindness can […]
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