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Scruton believes that if we’re less concerned with ruling the world than with having a secure place to enjoy the “goods of social affection,” then we’ll be more likely to treat generously others who want to enjoy those same goods, even if those people are very different from us in both belief and practice.

How to Think

Alan Jacobs

Jhāna practice can make your meditation more interesting — pleasurable, even — which can be a relief for those who find mindfulness kind of boring, and committing to a regular practice something of a slog.

Meet the Jhānas

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Cheap products, made poorly and thrown away quickly, are killing people and the planet.

Opinion | Patagonia’s Yvon Chouinard On the High Stakes of Low Quality - The New York Times

Yvon Chouinard

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