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A French Lunch — A Nutrition Lesson for the USA, UK, Australia, Canada, and New Zealand For a complex mix of anthropological, historical, and geopolitical reasons, English-speaking countries and their…
I am writing this note, knowing fully well that Internet is down but it will be up, like the hopes and aspirations of the Iranian people. When i left Miami…
Yesterday, in Antigua, Guatemala , I received a message that a surprise birthday party was being arranged for a Lebanese friend of ours who works for the UN in Jamaica.…
Spiritual Materialism: Cross-Tradition Comparison Handout Core Question Across Traditions Is spirituality being used to dissolve the ego—or to sanctify it? 1. Tibetan Buddhism Key voice: Chögyam Trungpa Risk Turning meditation,…
Spiritual materialism is a concept introduced and most clearly articulated by the Tibetan Buddhist teacher Chögyam Trungpa , especially in his book Cutting Through Spiritual Materialism . At its core,…
Colours Before Dawn: Notes from a Medico-Anthropologist In Japanese, the names of colours do not merely describe a spectrum. They encode time , emotion , and transition —states of being…
Iran, Silence, and Waiting With the sudden and complete cessation of the internet, Iran has fallen into a silence heavier than distance itself. Overnight, I found myself cut off from…
Empathy, Compassion, and Respect for the Other In the span of a single week, events have unfolded with such density that one has the uneasy feeling that the political architecture…
It was bright and early when I appeared at the Executive Lounge and the Manager, Ms SS was waiting for me. Two promising things happened with breakfast. I have been…
I always had an interest in knowing the history of ancient jewish communities which for various reasons disappear over the course of time. Since the establishment of the Jewish State…
THE USA is ranked at Number 70.. I applaud ISRAEL for its efforts and early containment. Both Germany and Austria did well. so did Australia and New Zealand. Kudos to…
One fringe benefit of being a International Humanitarian Physician who is an Anthropologist and is Jewish, is that the Jewish aspect is stressed a lot in countries where the inhabitants…