One of the things I’ve noticed about Buddhism is the philosophy doesn’t offer answers to the big questions. Whereas other religions strut around claiming there is a truth, and they have it. Why we are here? Why is the cosmos the way it is and no some other way? (You know the whole Ultimate Truth … Read more
Thinking upon death and life I remembered some research I had recently read on the psychology about motivation. In a study out of the university of Michigan, it was discovered that participants would see the future as closer if that future endpoint was expressed in days rather than years or months. Daphna Oyserman the lead … Read more
Few characters have undergone such a transformation so quickly as Scrooge during three nights in the classic A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens. One of the most beloved stories in western literature. It tells the story of Scrooge, a mean spirited, miserly old man. His attitude towards society is one of borderline contempt. He is … Read more