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Why Evolution Made Forgiveness Difficult
Nature endowed humanity with both revenge and forgiveness as tools of conflict resolution. But why does one seem so much harder than the other?
Why False Beliefs Stick
Science explains why people cling to ideas, even when they have contradictory evidence.
Why Go Paleo with Deborah Gordon
Your host Rabbi Rami Shapiro talks to physician Deborah Gordon, MD, about the benefits of going paleo. Read her full story in the May/June 2015 issue of Spirituality & Health.…
Why Humans Need Surprise
A new book argues that surprise, whether good or bad, is critical for bringing vitality to our lives.
Why I Find the Death Penalty Problematic
“Seeking the death penalty and securing the death penalty should not obligate us to implement the death penalty.”
Why I Pray
One of my most precious experiences was finding a list in my dad’s handwriting as I sat in his recliner in my parents’ home. When I asked my mom about it, she told me it was his pr…
Why I Will Not Occupy Any Street
I was once in a workshop with celeb-yogi extraordinaire Sadie Nardini, and she asked us a question that really stuck with me. I’m going to paraphrase here:“If you could tell t…
Why I'm Not A [Blank]
A couple of weeks ago during a Q&A session after a talk I gave I was asked, “Why aren’t you a Christian?” I was intrigued by the question and its corollaries: Why I’m not a Muslim,…
Why I’m a Student of Thich Nhat Hanh
I know of no spiritual teacher or person who more fully embodies peace and compassionate understanding than Thich Nhat Hanh, or Thay, as he is lovingly known by his students.
Why Is It So Difficult to Be Happy?
The mystic Osho talks about “happiness” and “misery,” and turns the conventional wisdom about these seemingly polar opposites on its head.
Why Is Your Partner Always Lying to You?
Here are the five things your partner is trying to get you to believe about yourself, them, and your relationship when they lie to you.
Why It Can Be So Difficult to Come to Know Oneself
As a society, we turn a blind eye to obvious trauma, making one’s story more difficult.
Why It Matters Who Tells Your Story
“And thus we observe/ Seed to root to plant to flower to seed/ Earth to bloom to earth/ A soul returns.”
