Self-control

Although we get a sense of physical well-being from healthy habits, this sense is nothing more than the sense of self-control. Self-control is in part a physica...

First fruits

The Samannaphala sutra tells the story of king Agatasattu’s visit to Gotama, the Buddha. The king is accompanied by his advisor and physician, who informe...

Simple advice

Sage advice is usually simple and straight-forward. We may enjoy intellectual work, lengthy discourses, many books. Their glow can continue throughout the hours...

Pearl

To follow up the theme of safeguarding solitude and the image of a pearl is this confirming statement of the Sufi master Hafiz: What do ordinary people know of ...

Safeguarding II

Beyond safeguarding personal privacy is the larger social context in which we pursue the project of solitude. It is not simply the notion of not wasting time an...