Not all embrace the comforting myth that a benevolent deity constructed the entire universe for the sake of one sect of one shade of one...

Consider Grand Master Yoda. Order sixty-six, the loss of Anakin to the dark side, and the death of so many Jedi served as an indictment...

What was Luke Skywalker’s reaction to Obi Wan Kenobi’s unexpected invitation to journey with him to Alderaan and learn the ways of the...

Consider Jaba’s palace from “Return of the Jedi.” It was paid for by greed and within its walls cruelty was celebrated as high...

Mammalian children have evolved to be tremendously loyal to their parents (regardless of how flawed they may be) that protection and...

How did a nation of immigrants come to hate immigrants? Simple: villains (greedy and cruel) and the politicians they bought (deceitful...

The Buddha was simply a teacher of meditations and contemplations that (when properly practiced) make us more loving and more peaceful....

As a Jew I can safely say that my people are masters of leaping to the worst possible assumption, as if it was an Olympic event. “What’s...

“Meet the new boss, same as the old boss!” sang the Who. Why do we obediently follow leaders whose words, behaviors, and policies are...

Our brainstem (or reptilian brain) is not very cuddly, it can be self-centered, short sighted, and downright ruthless. Lacking any sense...

Faith begins innocently enough with an idea. It spreads to the emotions that we feel about that idea. And like a sprout growing into an...

Numerous meditation teachers exhort their students to still their minds. One need only watch Anakin’s cringe-worthy attempts to woo Padme...

Like iron filings drawn to a magnet, likewise are the minions of patriarchy drawn to creatives; come to dampen their vision and hinder...

Why is it that so many posses the unfortunate talent of being able to overlook overwhelming evidence, especially when that evidence runs...

After eluding the galactic empire in the Hoth system Luke Skywalker traveled to Dagobah. He did so NOT to worship Yoda, BUT to learn from...

Just as chancellor Palpatine’s mentorship of Anakin (in “Revenge of the Sith”) was clearly driven my an ulterior motive, likewise many...

Just as Yoda warned Obi Wan (in Revenge of the Sith) “If into the security recordings you go only pain will you find” similarly if deeply...

There are some who euthanize their dogs to make themselves feel better. But that is not really euthanasia is it? It is just legal murder....

The good thing about nightmares is that they provide us with a safe space where we can quietly and harmlessly go quite insane. Where...

So many dick-heads run about proclaiming that enlightenment is elusive or that the Buddha’s path is difficult. No wonder folks feel the...