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Resolving The Disconnect Between Desires

Wednesday, February 10, 2010

One of the most intense sources of internal conflict for me comes from the disconnect between what I currently want and what I know I should want.
We grow up hearing stories, myths, biographies, slokhas, and inspiring quotes about what we should consider the ideal; and at least for me, these sources of moral guidance have [...]

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Indulge with Moderation

Wednesday, October 21, 2009

If you desire wealth…but do not dare to plunge into the struggle for wealth for fear of the world… your mind, nonetheless, will be running day and night after money. So plunge into the world and fulfill all your desires. Until that [time], it is impossible for you to come to the state of calmness, [...]

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Desire and Suffering in Balzac

Monday, October 12, 2009

For one of my literature classes, we read an essay about the role of desire in narratives.  This essay used Balzac’s novel La Peau de Chagrin as an example of a novel whose narrative is driven by desire; however, it is twisted such that the narrative is actually driven by the protagonist’s attempt to avoid [...]

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