When labels help and when they harm
Suppose we lose our temper repeatedly. Soon, people around us may label us as short-tempered. Eventually, we too may accept…
Even if we can’t elevate our consciousness, we can still expand our consciousness
Suppose we are looking at the ground level of a skyscraper building. If we look up, we may be either impressed or intimidated…
By overemphasizing identity, identity politics ends up obscuring identity
The word identity politics can have two distinct meanings. One is that it is a politics based on asserting identity as contrasted…
We aren’t merely physical being seeking sustenance, safety and sex – we are essentially spiritual beings seeking purpose and progress
Today’s materialistic worldview holds that we are just physical creatures, who will be satisfied if provided with a steady…
Spiritual knowledge makes us far-sighted and deep-sighted
To be far-sighted means to prepare for our long-term future. To be deep-sighted means to address issues at levels deeper…
We may have scars, but we don’t have to be scarred
To have scars means to have some physical marks. To be scarred means to feel insecure and inferior because we let those marks…