Anger is Fear

In this post I want to briefly share my understanding of the interplay between fear and anger, or, at the risk of sounding a tad too lofty, my philosophy of anger and fear. I call it “sutra on anger and fear.” The word “sutra” is Sanskrit for “aphoristic teaching.” (I don’t speak Sanskrit but I like to…

Had a Taste Yet?

A passage that might apply to you, Modern Mind (from a story Yam Gruel by the early 20th century Japanese writer Akutagawa):

“Yam gruel is a gruel made by boiling slices of yam in a soup of sweet arrow-root. […] It was regarded as the supreme delicacy. […] Accordingly…

Being Human is a Monkey Business

For years I’ve been thinking of myself as just another modern-day ape. This line of thought — that we are nothing more and nothing less than monkeys — is powerfully humanizing. Here’s what Mahesh Bhatt had to say about one of the most dangerous minds of the 20th century…

An Unofficial Apology to Smokers

The antismoking crusade was ready to grasp anything that could demonize smoking, and in 1988 the US…

Eating Life: Reality Check

Not for the Faint of Heart

A wise-ass friend of mine once said: “There isn’t a whole lot to do here on planet Earth — food, sex, travel…” He scratched his head with “What else?” and added: “And maybe meditation.” He scratched his head some…

“Do It To Julia!” Betrayal-Inoculation Valentine’s Day Special

Gobekli Tepe Complex of Interpretation

Context

A Neural Namaste

Neural Tribe (NT) Perspective

We don’t just have neurons. We are our neurons. We aren’t “humans.” We are the Neural Tribe inside the human form. Wherever you find neurons, there - as a species - you are.

Fashionable Minds

I immigrated to the US in 1991. I speak English well enough for most of my psychotherapy clients to not bother asking me where…