The Buddhists describe loving participation in the world as compassion, a word that is often misunderstood by the Western mind. We tend to think of compassion as a nice s...read full story
The buy-local movement offers a promising natural economic trend. It represents the recognition of two cost-effective principles. First, locally produced products are eco...read full story
Conflict is a natural part of human life and social interactions and should not be confused with violence, which is the most dysfunctional way to handle conflict. Conflic...read full story
Among the gifts that Native Americans bring us is a most unusual one—a heartening prophecy from the natives of the Andes. According to their tradition, centuries ag...read full story
The advent of aviation radically altered the development of human civilization. The first key event in this evolutionary path was the flight of Orville and Wilbur Wright ...read full story
Inherent within all living organisms is an innate drive to survive, known by science as the biological imperative. Contrary to what conventional science and religio...read full story
If you’ve ever said you’re of two minds about something, you were right. The mind that had that idea was your self-conscious mind, the seat of cognitive thinking, persona...read full story