Yin Yang and the Middle Way
Buddhism and other Eastern religions teach following the middle way in most aspects of our lives. This teaching is said to have been taught by the Buddha himself in one of his earlier Sutras called Dhammacakkappavattana Sutta where he outlines the Middle Way and first describes the Four Noble Truths. Eastern philosophers are not big on extreme views of all or none: The practice of non-extremism: a path of moderation away from the...
Joy and Happiness
Thousands of books, millions of blog articles and countless TV talk shows have devoted their time and attention to the subject of happiness (or sometimes approaching it from the opposite direction, dealing with avoiding depression and suffering). I’m not sure that I really have anything new to add to the volumes of writing and discussion on the topic. I do, however, believe there some basic common elements we can find in almost...