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Every civilization has had to decide, in one way or another, what to do with eros — the current of attraction and desire that runs through ordinary life whether religion accounts for it or not. Looked at broadly, two distinct

One of the most reliable ways to ruin a profound teaching is to compress it into a slogan. “Be in the present.” “Be like a child.” “Everything is a dream.” “Do no harm.” “Let go.” Each of these began as

Pick up any object within reach — a cup, a table, your own hand — and it will feel unmistakably solid. This is one of the most convincing pieces of evidence the senses ever hand us: matter is there, dense

A political strategist recently put into words something most of us already sense but rarely say plainly: in today’s public life, “being right isn’t enough. You have to be seen.” Quantity of message now outweighs quality of message, and when

Every discomfort we call unhappiness traces back to the same root: an unfulfilled desire. Want that job and don’t have it — trouble. Want that person and can’t have them — trouble. Have a headache and want it gone —

A common misunderstanding is worth clearing up first: the idea that even a small amount of sexual arousal somehow forces the body toward release — that once stirred, it has to be finished. This isn’t how the body actually works,