Recently Barbara Dafoe Whitehead, co-author of Franklin’s Thrift and Director of the John Templeton Center for Thrift and Generosity at the Institute of American Values, spoke with Michael Jonas of Commonwealth Magazine on the topic of thrift.
Whitehead says it’s time to reclaim a prominent role for thrift. In the wake of an economic meltdown driven by reckless lending, borrowing, and investment schemes, she may be right.
Click here to read the article in its entirety.
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Vic Mansfield was a professor of physics and astronomy at Colgate University. Along with a wide range of science courses, he taught courses focusing on Tibetan Buddhism and Jungian psychology. He is an award-winning teacher who published scores of technical articles in science and several dozen interdisciplinary papers connecting physics to Tibetan Buddhism and depth psychology. For nearly four decades, he practiced and studied with spiritual leaders in the U.S., Europe, and India.
On July 10, 2009, the inaugural Victor Mansfield Memorial Speaker Series will take place from 7:00 PM – 8:30 PM in the Human Services Building, Ithaca, NY. The goal of the Speaker Series is to honor the memory and further the intellectual work of Vic Mansfield (1941-2008). Each year the series will host a Western scholar who has enhanced the study of Tibetan Buddhism. This year’s scholar is Dr. B. Alan Wallace, Founder and Director of the Santa Barbara Institute for Consciousness Studies.
The Speaker Series events are free to the public. Donations are welcomed. For more information click here.
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What should I do about our ailing economy?!
What should I do about the Swine Flu?!
What should I do about the fact that I’m not as rich, as beautiful, as popular, as happy, as successful as I want to be?!
The 4th century Chinese philosopher Chaung Tzu would probably suggest that our best course of action in these scenarios is doing nothing at all. While the causes of our twenty-first century anxieties may be different from those faced by 4th century Chinese philosophers, Chuang Tzu’s approach to life is remarkably applicable to our present circumstances.
In Do Nothing: Inner Peace for Everyday Living, author Siroj Sorajjakool explores how we can follow the way of Chuang Tzu and embrace nothingness, even in this era of deadlines, cell phones, traffic, bills, multitasking, and ever-present connectivity. It’s a beautiful and fascinating little book and Siroj has also started a companion blog, where he posts further reflections on the lessons we can glean from the thinking of this important Taoist philosopher.
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