Reading time: 7 minutes In the last post, we looked at the First Noble Truth of Buddhism, which asserts that suffering is pervasive in human experience. It appears in many forms and affects us at every level, from individuals to …
Buddhism, suffering, and the SDGs: The First Noble Truth
Reading time: 5 minutes There is suffering all around us. What a pessimistic way to start an article, you might think. But at the heart of all solutions lies a recognition that something is wrong. Doctors cannot heal their patients …
The Story of You-man Evolution
Reading time: 7 minutes Sometime around seven million years ago, a primate climbed down from the trees. Standing upright to scan the horizon, the primate then took a step forward. And another. She probably wasn’t able to walk for long, …
A story of the universe in nine minutes
Reading time: 9 minutes Our story begins in the dark. Or really that’s not quite right; “light” didn’t yet exist, so without light, how can there be “darkness”? And then sometime (or no time) later… BANG!!!!! From nothing, everything Everything …
An experiment in right speech
Reading time: 4 minutes Although I’m not Catholic, nearly every year I observe Lent along with my wife, who is Catholic. In a society fueled by instant and constant gratification, the idea of passing on pleasure is a nearly heretical …
Evolution in a time of crisis
Reading time: 2 minutes Throughout human history, we have faced constant and relentless threats to our survival. In evolutionary terms, these pressures typically mean “adapt, or die.” Unlike other species though, we as humans can make a choice about how …
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