According to the Sherry Turkle, a noted psychologist, writer, and director of the MIT Initiative on Technology and Self, ‟social” media is, in reality, only a means to enable us to be alone while remaining connected to many other people!
The anti-narcissism cure: using criticism as a teacher
The great Tibetan master Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche (1910-1991) often taught on how to use criticism to improve oneself instead of feeling injured in one’s self-esteem.
‟When you are criticized, accept it as an opportunity to acknowledge your hidden faults and
The Hermit
The vocation of the hermit is often misunderstood. The hermit does not withdraw from the world because he feels rejected, because he can find nothing better to do than wander in the mountains, or because he is unable to assume
How to Deal with Stress
Two hundred young scientists working on research on ‟the embodied mind” attended the recent Mind and Life Summer Institute in Garrison, New York. Professor George Chrousos, a world specialist on stress, outlined the main characteristics of stress.
Quoting Pythagoras, who
The story of Stan Brock: Part Indiana Jones, Part Gandhi
British-born Stan Brock, the founder of RAM (Remote Area Medical Foundation), worked on the savannah of Guyana as a cowboy on one of the largest cattle ranches in the world. He grew-up with the Wapishana and other tribes who live
The Tire Iron and the Tamale
Justin Horner, a graphic designer from Portland, Oregon, tells this story about human goodness:
‟During this past year I’ve had three instances of car trouble: a blowout on a freeway, a bunch of blown fuses and an out-of-gas situation. They
Giving, without clinging
As His Holiness the Dalai Lama explains: ‟Compassion and generosity must be coupled with detachment. Expecting something in return is like doing business. If the owner of a restaurant is all smiles with his customers, generally it’s not because he
The Incredible Story of Joynal Abedin
61-year-old Joynal Abedin drives a rickshaw in Bangladesh. A rickshaw is a large tricycle with seats attached in the back that carry two or more passengers. He earns the equivalent of $6 a day.
‟ My father died because we
Elissa’s story
In 1996, Elissa Montanti visited Bosnia. At the time, she lived in Staten Island and suffered from a debilitating anxiety disorder. ‟I was shown a letter from a boy who had lost two arms and a leg when a land
The ten things we think will make us happier, but don’t:
1-To become rich, powerful and famous
2-To treat the universe as if it was a mail order catalogue for our desires and fancies
3-To yearn for the ‟freedom” to do everything that comes into your mind. (This is not freedom,