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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…

This week, we commemorate the anniversary of Abraham Lincoln’s birth. I found a revealing passage, quoting several biographers who’ve tried to make sense of Lincoln’s religious belief system. …Lincoln believed some form of providence was at work in the universe, but was unable to believe in a personal God or in Jesus as his saviour.…
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