I've been having a hard time recently, mostly to do with the state of the world. I was almost able to feel better after a couple of days in the mountains, mostly because there was no network up in the hut. No news. No constant beating myself over the head with the latest depressing information.... Continue Reading →
As Philosophy Goes
My now favorite podcast, Philosophize This! has moved on to Augustine of Hippo. Stephen West treats him as a philosopher (and not as a saint, the podcast being strictly interested in the development of philosophy and not religion). He explains the long and winding route Augustine took to becoming a Christian and his development of... Continue Reading →
Capitalism
This was part of my big realization last weekend, thinking about why people are so unhappy today when everyone around me (in Europe at least) is pretty well-off, if taken historically. Just for example, in most of the western world today, poor people are overweight (from unhealthy, bad food) but in the past, and in... Continue Reading →
It Only Takes Ten Minutes
I'm going to tell the tiny audience that reads this blog about something I don't tell everyone. I meditate nearly every morning for about ten minutes. I don't tell anyone because for "real" meditators, ten minutes is nothing and a bit ridiculous to talk about. For those who don't meditate at all, it makes me... Continue Reading →
Moove your cow, and your mind will follow. 