Many of the texts you encounter seem to do nothing other than make an argument for a particular conclusion. The conclusion is supposed to follow from the premises according to the usual rules of logic...

When I feel an unmet need, my first impulse is to look for a material solution. I’m lacking something, so I reason there must be some object or experience that could fill the void. And indeed, many pr...

It is the audacity to act for the good of all despite your own limitations that demonstrates your compassion.

She knew this was going to happen. She knew that sharing her art would come with an emotional cost. She knew that her feelings would be mostly negative, regardless of the reception her work received. ...

To live with joy, a person’s attention needs to be open and free. When it is open and free, it becomes possible to see need and how it must be addressed, and it is by meeting need that joy is created....

If you suddenly started telling everyone that your goal was to save the world, they might look at you strangely. Saving the world is not something one ordinarily does. It is reserved in our history fo...

A problem can seem bigger than it actually is. Engulfed in uncertainty, I can’t see where it begins or ends, so my imagination transforms it into a monster. I know that everything uncertain is also un...

Nothing less than a world-destroyer will do. You’ve set this incredible standard for yourself because you know you’ll never succeed without it. You’ll be distracted into thinking about things that are...

We try to meet our need for meaning by creating it wherever we can, but sometimes we also see through our own creations.