The great American thinker never pretended that true independence of mind was easy, but he made a thrilling case for its rewards. Ample evidence exists to show that a lack of such self-sufficiency is ...

The new year is a time when we all try to turn over a new leaf by getting rid of bad habits and developing new ones in their place. But as we all know from personal experience, most New Year’s ...

Accepting that most things are out of our control can be tough, but there's freedom and peace in letting go, Shunmyo Masuno says. Masuno is a Zen Buddhist monk and recently published a new book titled ...