__ Direction Of Learning Not knowing whereyour learning is heading,it might be leading nowhere. Stonepeace

—— Vow, Not Hope Do not hope half-heartedly.Do vow wholeheartedly. Stonepeace

__ 不如 空持百千偈，不如吃茶去。—————空吃万杯茶，不如念佛去。 Not As Good The first line is a Zen saying – ‘To emptily uphold a hundred thousand...

Artwork©DaryaPalchikova/123rf How often when we mentally sweep over our lives do we somehow forget the positives, focusing only on the disasters and successes we didn’t achieve instead of acknowledging and applauding ourselves? We may even feel a persistent nagging...

Peace chain activists in Sherborn, MA, participate in civil disobedience protesting fascism on Inauguration Day, January 20, 2025. Their day in court is scheduled for May 6. Photo courtesy Lewis Randa To effectively engage in resistance within the U.S. political...

Photo©IuriGagarin/123rf Robert F. Kennedy Jr., President Donald Trump’s health secretary, and a host of health influencers have proclaimed that widely used cooking oils such as canola oil and soybean oil are toxic. T-shirts sold by his “Make America Healthy Again”...

Photo©fizkes/123rf Our modern world has become undeniably tethered to digital devices. Indeed, the last decade has seen a massive surge in digital device usage across all age groups. This constant connectivity has brought with it a significant health concern: digital...

Photo©kitiman/123rf These Common Superfoods Can Help Undo Microplastics Harm, According To A New Study by Andi Breitowich, Food & Wine If it seems like a weekly occurrence that a new microplastic-filled product is potentially harming your health, you’re right....

Artwork©HerasymchukVolodymyr/123rf Where would you be without your emotions? If the sum total of all your experiences makes up the tapestry of your life, it is the emotions you have experienced that give that tapestry its color. Try to imagine for a moment a world...

Photo©serezniy/123rf Picture this: it’s a chilly night, and you’re snuggled up with a warm blanket and a hot water bottle pressed against your skin. It feels good, but there’s a downside — that cozy habit could be harming your skin. Toasted skin syndrome, also called...