“Give freely and expect nothing in return.”
Many spiritual traditions hold charity to be one of the highest virtues. Rightfully so; at some point in our lives, most of us will come to need help of some sort, and hopefully there is someone willing to provide it. Likewise, if able to [...]

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This is a technique that I use to deal with the stresses and frustrations of life. With two daughters under the age of four, I have to be creative with my time when it comes to personal development. Hour-long mediation sessions communing with helper entities to solve life’s woes are a rare luxury ;), [...]

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Sooner or later everyone is confronted with the question: why do we suffer? Is all the suffering in the world really necessary? Do we ultimately gain anything worthwhile from it?
Most religious traditions and philosophical treatments of the subject concern themselves with reducing suffering. The problem is that in the same breath, [...]

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What I’m going to post today will probably be fleshed out and given more context by future posts, but well — I’m pissed off now. :P  I’d rather write what’s on my mind rather than spending days on a bunch of intro material and then writing something that has less impact than it’s having on [...]

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