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Apr 15, 20217 min read

On Not Eating Animals

"But it's not enough only to know what's right and wrong; action is the other, and more important half of moral understanding." ...

Mar 15, 20215 min read

On Being Firmly in my Forties

It was surreal to reckon with how irreverently I treated myself in my younger years, with absolutely no concept of or regard for future me.

Mar 8, 20214 min read

When Does Sustaining A Life Become Harmful? (Ahimsa)

Ahimsa does't offer a scale on which to weigh the value of a life--a gnat is as precious as a 5-year old child.

Mar 8, 20194 min read

Restraining My Violent Tendencies: Ahimsa Week 4 & Conclusions

The whole concept of Ahimsa requires one to be kind and non-violent to oneself first, so I've tried (and mostly failed) to keep that in mind

Feb 28, 20193 min read

Value Neutral: Ahimsa Week 3

Worrying over someone is a type of violence, as it means we don't trust them to make their own way or make the right (in our eyes) decisions

Feb 21, 20195 min read

Living Ahimsa (Non-Violence) Weeks 1 & 2

Ahimsa the first item of all 8 limbs of yoga and serves as the foundation for everything that follows--first and foremost, do no harm.