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Question of the Week: Religion and Existentialism

Tuesday, April 28, 2009

Many of us have heard Karl Marx’s famous statement:
“Religion is the opiate of the masses.”
In some sense, religion does act as an opiate—it gives us an outlet for dealing with the problems of the world; it is a sort of release from the pressure of daily life. For many people, religion provides an answer to [...]

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Strength, self-abnegation, and self-esteem

Wednesday, April 22, 2009

As I was reading my psychology textbook, I came across the formal, official explanation of self-esteem, which I found very interesting:
Self-esteem is the extent to which an individual likes, values, and accepts the self.”
From the Vedantic perspective, this is a really intriguing idea to examine — I will assume that for many of us, [...]

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Vivekananda and Maslow

Friday, April 3, 2009

This past week, I had a psychology midterm, and as I was studying for it, I was struck by the parallels between certain psychological theories and Vivekananda’s philosophy. An especially interesting example is the similarity between the conclusions reached by Swami Vivekananda and Abraham Maslow regarding priorities in life.
According to Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs, we [...]

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