The Power of Insensitivity by the Japanese writer Junichi Watanabe. Below is an excerpt. Men’s Jealousy Let us begin with jealousy. When people realize they are being envied, they often fall into gloom and discouragement, feeling that there is nothing more distressing or less forgivable than becoming the target of another person’s jealousy. There are subtle differences between jealousy among men and jealousy among women. People often assume that women are more jealous and mor

The Diamond Sutra I’ve been studying Buddhism, and this text is one of the foundational scriptures of Mahayana Buddhism, a major Buddhist tradition centered on compassion, wisdom, and the bodhisattva path—not only seeking personal liberation, but aspiring to help others awaken as well. Over time, Mahayana gave rise to many different schools, including Chan/Zen, and deeply influenced Buddhist thought across Asia. My first encounter with Buddhism was through the painting The Si

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