The importance of being idle
From Maria Popova today: “Today, in our culture of productivity-fetishism, we have succumbed to the tyrannical notion of “work/life balance” and have come to see the…
Genius of the Ancient World
Bettany Hughes has a new 3 part series starting on Wednesday 5th August on BBC4 called Genius of the Ancient World. Historian Bettany Hughes travels to…
Aldous Huxley on the trap of language
“This is the greatest gift which man has ever received or given himself, the gift of language. But we have to remember that although language is…
Neither Averting nor Craving
Relating to part of our discussion last night, Leo has a timely post today here. “…in each moment where you have some kind of negative emotion…
“Agape” and the 6 Pillars of Non-Violent Resistance
“Another basic point about agape is that it springs from the need of the other person — his need for belonging to the best in the human…
How to be Idle
Tom Hodgkinson is running a new 6 part online course on How to be Idle. Week 5 is explained as follows: Lesson Five: Contemplation and the science…