Mass communication has long shaped public opinion but in recent years it has become a critical and controversial force. The disproportionate amount of media attention given to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict compared to other issues and areas in the world is in itself…
Inner beauty is when we can see the possibility of justice, and even more so, of goodness, everywhere. At the very least, we see justice in everything, where everything is balanced according to the spiritual law of receiving and giving,…
Compassion is when we sympathize with another’s suffering and even share in it. Empathy means relocating into another person and feeling their experiences as our own. We rarely cultivate these qualities, yet from the age of thirteen or fourteen, people…
Many insect species are declining, becoming endangered, or disappearing altogether. Scientists warn that this could lead to a catastrophic collapse, because insects are a crucial part of the planet’s balance. Without them, plants, animals, and humans all suffer. They say…
Chow Yun-Fat, the Hong Kong actor and filmmaker, is a millionaire, yet he lives on a modest budget, takes public transportation, and buys clothes only on sale, saying, “As long as it is comfortable, I do not need anything else.”…
What would I gain by knowing what will happen to me in a week, a month, a year, or even twenty years? Nothing of real value. In fact, it is much more interesting to live without knowing. The mystery itself…
When you try to “buy” your child with sneakers, tablets, or toys, you miss out the real purchase. You “buy” a child by showing them that you are their friend, that you are on their level. To do so, you…
On one hand, there are forces of good and evil, positive and negative, and light and darkness. On the other hand, over the generations sages have spoken about balance, connection between opposites, and the need for complementarity. Did anyone listen…
Neurobiologist and psycholinguist Dr. Tatyana Chernigovskaya recently remarked that “the future is already here. It’s a different world—not the one we lived in just five years ago.” She insists that children today must be trained to memorize efficiently, filter and…
There was a time when having a child brought natural joy. It was a continuation of the self, a future we could hold in our arms. That joy came from seeing our lineage carried forward, biologically, emotionally, and spiritually. It…
Indeed, the number of atheists in the world is rising. Some estimate it to be close to a billion people, and the trend appears to be increasing. However, this comes as no surprise. It reflects a deeper process of human…
When we fear something, we are like small rabbits trembling under bushes. Fear affects all of us, whether we are big or small, rich or poor, educated or not, we all feel fear deep inside. Today, more than ever, people…