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Sam Harris, author of “The End of Faith,” has a blog item that’s well worth reading on “The Huffington Post.” It’s about the anguish and the insights gained by a group of scientists during a weeklong silent meditation retreat. Many of the scientists found the experience grueling. Some said it was the hardest week of…

Nothing is weaker than water,But when it attacks something hardOr resistant, then nothing withstands it,And nothing will alter its way.Everyone knows this, that weakness prevailsOver strength and that gentleness conquersThe adamant hindrance of men, but thatNobody demonstrates how it is so. –Sixth century B.C. Chinese philosopher Lao Tzu

If you or your kids missed it, click here, and look for the NBC-Olympics video marked “Zhang Wins Silver After Nasty Fall.” It is one of those poignant Olympic come-from-behind stories for the books. Increasing the intensity of this paired skating competition is the fact that the Chinese coach skated for his country’s team back…

I didn’t see the recent film in which Reese Witherspoon plays some kind of girlfriend who comes back from the dead, but I happen to remember that the editors of Beliefnet.com deemed it “paranormally incorrect.” Do not despair! If you’re still in the mood for a spiritually complex, but highly romantic life-after-death film for Valentine’s…
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