Personal Reflections
Containing posts discussing larger issues of life, meaning, purpose, and other similar subjective topics.
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The Temple of Apple?
I came home yesterday from a year abroad, and I’ve been spending the day getting re-adjusted to my hometown, Santa Monica. This morning I paid a visit to the Third Street Promenade, the main shopping pavilion in the city. Walking… Continue reading
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Unlocking the Magic of Studio Ghibli
I went to Tokyo’s heart-warming Studio Ghibli museum today, and I had an “insight” into the “nature” of “excellence” (quotes = ego self-check) that I wanted to share. The museum is a Disney-esque collection of exhibits set in an appropriately… Continue reading
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First Impressions of “Sex, Ecology, Spirituality”
I’m about a third of the way of Ken Wilber’s Sex, Ecology, Spirituality, and I wanted to take some time to note my impressions before going further. It’s a remarkable book and he presents a remarkable view of the world:… Continue reading
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Reflection and Analysis of a Vipassana Retreat
I. Introduction On June 5, I began my first 10-day Vipassana (“insight”) meditation course. It was a remarkable experience. Everyone says that, however, making it an almost unworthy reflection. But it was. I tend to engage with these sorts of pseudo-scientific… Continue reading
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The Dogs Have Balls
This post is a (lengthy) excerpt from a letter I wrote to a good friend summarizing some of my impressions of the poverty of India and reflecting on the work I did with the kids at the school. I’ve chosen… Continue reading
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माया
I’ll preface this by saying that that this post took me about two months to finally finish, and was a struggle almost every step of the way. I’m always cautious of intending one meaning and inadvertently causing people to hear… Continue reading
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Society Without Public Education?
I’ve been reading Noam Chomsky‘s Understanding Power, and it’s really been taking me back to my radical leftist mode. Having shifted to the right in many respects over the last year (or, to put it more precisely, towards the center), I… Continue reading
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Poverty and Values
I was involved in an… altercation a few nights ago. Well… altercation might be overly dramatic a word. But words were crossed in public, and I found myself struggling with an internal dilemma. The setup: Some friends and I had… Continue reading
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