the enemies of true love

If i asked you to define what true-love is, would you be able to do it off the top of your head? For me, it takes some contemplation.. On another forum, i've proposed true-love is minimally: trust, respect, and capacity for forgiveness.. But that says nothing about what makes...

ownership = hell

First i need to say the commercial/copyright racket/scam is exactly that. My old friend had to hunt through a book manually to search for a non-trademarked name for his band. If you can 'own' a trademark phrase like "i love you!", there is at least one thing definitely Wrong...

the problem is ego

The more i ponder the OM, realistic particle scheme, universal equations, and conventional obstinacy, the more i realize it's rooted in ego .. Every time i was attacked in the past (by friends and by schoolmates), it was always rooted in ego attacks: "Sam, you think you're so...

Prime Weaknesses of Major Religions

i wish i could be more like Pat Condell. He's so witty, appropriate, brilliant, and right on target. Unfortunately, because his sights have been largely on Islamic influence in Britain, he's become a target for them and has a continuing death-threat against him. He also...

Harvard: The Twitterverse is Vain and Ego-Driven

Harvard Business Review did a study on Twitter and came to the conclusion that Twitterverse is over-run with rampant self-obsessed ego-driven males. "Harvard Business Review has found, "The top 10% of prolific Twitter users accounted for over 90% of tweets. On a typical...

Guns, Violence, Social Networking, and Photos

Begin rant: Whether it be driving without your headlights on down 71 at 9 p.m. at night OR just posting ridiculous pictures of yourself posing in very, *ahem* STUPID and RIDICULOUS ways. These coming only days after 6 people were killed by a cold blooded killer with a...

The Ultimate Secret of Happiness pursuit of happiness

" The ultimate secret of happiness is subduing your ego forever and pursuing a goal of life dear to your heart. Above 99% people world over never get to pursue a life of their dreams. Some become slave to the choices of their parents, some to their teachers, others to...