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Jealousy

Saturday, November 28, 2009

I was reading Think on These Things, by the independent spiritual thinker Jiddu Krishnamurti, when I came across a passage that struck me:
Questioner: What is jealousy?
Krishnamurti: Jealousy implies dissatisfaction with what you are and envy of others, does it not? To be discontented with what you are is the very beginning of envy. You want [...]

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Changing Our Reactions

Thursday, November 19, 2009

“When there is no enemy within, there can be no enemy without”
~African Proverb~
How do we change our reaction to the way things transpire in our lives? How do we change habitual, unconscious responses to the things that irk us in our experiences? How can we learn to remain in a place and space that [...]

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Question of the Week: Challenges to Faith at Harvard

Wednesday, October 28, 2009

Next week, I’m going to be a panelist at an on-campus event on “Challenges to Faith at Harvard”. The event raises the issue of the social & intellectual pressures that life at Harvard places on one’s faith. I would certainly be interested to hear all your perspectives on this in the comments.
Despite growing [...]

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