For $50,000 a piece, you think they’d get it right
Every now and then, I should rant about trivial stuff. It keeps me grounded at Samsara level. Today is one of those days. I'm in the market for a new car. I test drove a Mercedes-Benz ML 350...
My TED talk at the United Nations
On 18 November 2010, I delivered a TED talk at the United Nations. The theme of the event was "Creating a Compassionate World". I titled my 15-minute talk, "Compassion for Fun and Profit". The...
Making peace can be easier than making love
The organizers of the World Peace Festival have bestowed much honor upon me. They invited me to become a Founding Patron and named me a World Peace Ambassador. A few months ago, they further...
At forty, I could no longer be confused nor tempted
Chinese sage Confucius famously said this about his own life: - When I was fifteen, I was determined in my studies. - At thirty, I was self-established. - At forty, I could no longer be confused nor...
Mind is vast, self is a dick
As I was sitting in meditation, I observed the sense of self getting increasingly subtle. It reached a point where identity disappeared. This is a mind where there is an observer, but there is no...
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