Shorts
Kabbalah: Uniting Heaven & Earth
The Kabbalah (Jewish mysticism), and specifically the branch known as Chassidus, addresses the “cosmic order,” which unites spirit and matter. This is an excerpt from “Toward a Meaningful Life”.
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A Simple Guide to Thinking for Yourself
Thinking for yourself (“thinking different”) is a skill that must be developed and nurtured. The following three steps are the foundations of learning that skill and enriching it.
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The Difference Between Fear and Doubt
While healthy fear wakes you up, doubt demoralizes you.
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It’s Not Worth Trying to Eat Mindfully
The self-help industry tells us to “eat mindfully” — but what does that even mean? In its simplest form, means eating only when you truly want to eat and eating only what you want to eat.
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What to Do When You Are On the Verge of Giving Up
The secret is to just keep going. Forge ahead.
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Can Drugs Help You To Lead A Meaningful Life?
Can drugs help you to lead a meaningful life? Do they offer true transcendence or momentary sensation?
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You Have Permission to Be Yourself
When you are not yourself, you are robbing the world of what you were meant to contribute to it.
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How Not to Say the Wrong Thing
If we practice silence, humility, and compassion, our words will surely be potent for good.
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The Difference Between Self-Compassion and Self-Pity
Appropriate self-compassion is a healthy dose of self-respect and love, combined with a healthy dose of productive self-critique, balanced out by seeing yourself honestly.
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Do You Think You Are Ugly?
We think we are unbecoming because, when we were children, people told us we were ugly.`Even if our parents told us we were good-looking, our peers took care of making sure we knew it was a lie created by the self-esteem movement.
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