In November 1954, Albert Einstein wrote a letter to a magazine in which he declared that, were he a young man again, he would not try to become a scientist: “I would rather choose to be a plumber or a peddler in the hope to find that modest degree of independence still available under present...Read More
In an age where science has unraveled the mysteries of the cosmos, offering us unparalleled knowledge about the physical world, we find ourselves grappling with a profound question: how do we use this knowledge wisely? The distinction between knowledge and wisdom has never been more crucial. While science provides us with facts and understanding, wisdom...Read More
Hermann Hesse (1877-1962) was a 20th-century German author with a stature in that language more or less equivalent to Hemmingway or Melville in English. His last novel was The Glass Bead Game, for which he was awarded a Nobel Prize in Literature (1946). Most Nobel Prize-winning literature goes over my head, but not this book....Read More
“We have art so that we shall not die of reality.” — Friedrich Nietzsche The book of Genesis in the Bible famously says that God created humanity “in our own image.” We’ve returned the favor – creating Gods in OUR own image. That is, human-like, only really really big. For example, the God of the...Read More
I recently encountered the story of Rengetsu (1791-1875) — a Japanese Buddhist nun with an extraordinary story. She was the love child of a geisha and a high ranking samurai. At 10 days old she was adopted by new parents. As a teen she was called to serve as an attendant at Kameoka Castle, and...Read More
