Is this a manifestation of a typical eastern approach to contradiction: on one hand Buddhism insists that everything is connected; on the...

In the 'very' old days, top 'professions' included philosophers (in ancient Greece, though that is probably less about philosophy per se,...

Meditation is to quiet the mind , says English; in Chinese, the same is described as quieting the heart . Wondering what other words...

Plato cautioned about appearance (illusion) in the Republic. Still it sometimes feels irony to see things (eg metrics) looks so fabulous...

Take charge and being in control (a more stereotypical masculine strait) have propelled human evolution. This trait is also often visible...

Systems always have loopholes, and there are always opportunists who can gain from these. But is it necessarily a problem that gamers get...

The ‘assaults’ seem to come from different angles. First, in “Boys Adrift” (published almost 20 years ago by Leonard Sax , 2007), he laid...

Why famous educationists throughout history, in both West and East--think of Plato, Aristotle, Erasmus, John Dewey, Jean-Jacques...

It's increasingly popular that people are using whatsapp groups to sell things. But besides re-selling, there also seems lots of...

If being materialistic is more of the characteristics of youth, rather than one particular generation (say Gen Z), is the particular...

Is choosing the battle still the best recommendation when dealing with bully?

Would someone having vested interest be a sufficient reason to exclude that person (not listening to that person's story/voice at all) in...

If upon leader's absence, an subordinate can't make small decisions, is that a reflection of the subordinate's indecisiveness, or/and the...

Free will is neither nature (gene) or nurture (environment). So if the combination of nature and nurture is our standard understanding of...

The rule in the stock market investment is simple: buy low and sell high. This makes intuitive economic sense. Of course, buying low and...

The situation of working during holidays/leaves is most applicable for the part of the job where time boundedness is (relatively) high...

cult is really an interesting place to explore realism (whose reality, whose truth) as well as worthy goals (if happiness is the goal,...

so if Buddanism triumph non-attachment, why this doesn't apply to people's relationship with its Gurus?

could an 'obsession' for perfectionism arise from the 'ideal' and emphasis for rationality?

are managers more like administrators or leaders? Given their focus, I'd probably vote for the former.