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The Ethics of the Interfaith Movement
By Akash Mehta in KidSpirit's The God Issue.
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What does it mean to live a good human life?
There, in a sentence, is perhaps the most i…
The Art of Being Wise
Literary Wisdom
What is the meaning of life? The great revelation . . . never did come. Instead there were little daily miracles, illuminations, matches struck unexpectedly in the dark.
— Virg…
The Art of Using a Book
"Using a book, not reading it, makes us wise" is a motto from Geoffrey Whitney's Choice of Emblemes published in 1586. Reading it, I smile knowingly, thinking of my habit of nurturing a pragmatic re…
Robots in Our Future
The word robot was coined in 1921 from the Czech word "robotta" meaning compulsory labor. Since then, we've been treated to a variety of science fiction tales about these technological creations. Th…
Skimming & Sharing
In an article in The New York Times, Karl Taro Greenfield is quite astonished to discover that more and more people are not reading books, newspapers, or magazines anymore but instead are picking up…
Paths to Healing
Philosophical Wisdom
Each soul is unique and each soul has been wounded or lost in a unique way. Therefore each soul has to follow its own path of soul-healing and soul-making.
— Michael Gross…
Moving Less, Staying Rooted
Americans are not moving as much as they did in the past. They are staying in the same house for years on end. Henry Grabar reported in an article on Slate that just 11% percent of the U.S. populati…
Many Ways to Take
Phrases that have become so common that they are considered clichés have gotten a bad rap. I can't help but marvel at the creativity and variety of expressions that probably started out as out-of-t…
Making Movies that Reflect Human Values
Haskell Wexler (1922-2015), who died peacefully in his sleep on December 27, was a socially conscious cinematographer who believed in art as a means of reflecting human values. On Common Dreams, Abb…
Importing Emotion Words from Other Cultures
The Danish people are known to be among the happiest in the world. In The Book of Hygge, Louisa Thomson Brits defines it as "a quality of presence and an experience of belonging and togetherness. It…