Déjà vu, the phenomenon of feeling like you’ve already experienced something before – a smell, a room, someone’s presence, even though you don’t have a conscious...
Thich Naht Hanh, the Zen Buddhist master, has some interesting advice about what it means to truly let go. Many people mistake detachment or non-clinging to...
As holidays urge people to travel, in China hundreds of millions recently traveled for the Lunar New Year holiday. The Chinese government utilized the annual opportunity...
“I cannot live without brain-work. What else is there to live for?” ~Sherlock Holmes This should go without saying, but it needs to be said: don’t...
For far too long, but particularly in the modern, Western world we have thought of the heart as simply a pumping mechanism responsible for bringing blood...
“There’s no polite way to suggest to someone that they have devoted their life to a folly.” ~Daniel Dennett There’s an unresolved debate over whether human...
“Love could be labeled poison and we’d drink it anyway.” ~Atticus Love is a tricky subject. It’s multifaceted, both subjectively and objectively. It’s both lost and...
Have you ever wondered what it’s like to be an activist, or even just a person who speaks out against injustice on social media in China?...