No Year Resolution

Surely it is hard to come across people who have kept up each of their New Year resolutions. Kudos to those few who have! On the whole, a New Year resolution is something to contemplate about. It is a bit like meditation–we focus our attention on improving ourselves. We tell ourselves to cut back on…

Reporters, Step Back

It’s national book week in Israel, and Israel’s oldest newspaper brings in a touch of heart by hiring famous literary figures. Creative writers have a way of bringing out the humor in society and above all touching the spirit in us. It would be a fun idea to leave a part of reporting to poets…

Eco-Friendly Earthlings

With all the news about Walmart introducing green labeling for its products, it made me wonder how much many of us are willing to pay for greener products. Perhaps, earth-friendly products are not always cost effective for a business, and perhaps they don’t have that fine robotic perfection, but they’re certainly worth the investment. This…

The Taliban Trance

Priests, pundits, experts and fundamentalists may all know something about the mind. In religion we are trained from childhood to think a certain way and believe that our religion is the best. These days fundamentalists like the Taliban are at the top when it comes to conditioning people to think a certain way. In this…

Music and Meditation

From the shimmering courts of kings and queens to the simple rooms of meditators, music has played a large role in soothing people. Combine music with meditation and you have a double expresso with whipped cream! What that means is if you have a hard time meditating or calming your mind, music should be able…