Word: egos
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...witnessed the emergence of the new rootless, ego-driven individual as it broke free from old close-knit societies and became afflicted with craving, pride, jealousy and hatred while acting upon its newly expanded world. But unlike such modern thinkers as Hobbes and Marx, the Buddha didn't assume that a model of society was needed that could contain the rampaging egos of human beings. He proposed none of the massive restructurings of society familiar to us in our own times: revolution, socialism, democracy, capitalism or regime change. He insisted that suffering is a mental experience, born from desire, attachment...
...Summers occasionally bruises an ego or two, we’ll stand by him anyway. Like many, we do not always agree with our president, but we respect and applaud him for his tenacity, zeal, and willingness to stand up for the academy and freedom of thought at his own expense, while using the power of his office to implement initiatives that work to improve our beloved Harvard. There is no crisis of leadership in the president’s office. Thank you, President Summers, for all you have done and continue to do. We’d appreciate...
...whole point of yoga may be to check your ego at the door, but that doesn't mean you can't assume the Downward Dog with style. As yoga has grown in popularity worldwide over the past several years?in the U.S. alone, 15 million practiced it in 2003, according to a Harris Interactive poll published by Yoga Journal?so too has the availability of the requisite mats, blocks and stretchy clothing. Americans spend an estimated $20 billion a year on yoga products?everything from $400 Marc Jacobs-designed mat bags to Juicy Couture yoga pants. Celebrities like Gwyneth Paltrow...
...properties in Pakistan and Dubai and invested in a Timbuktu hotel, which he named after his wife. He donated $30 million to various Pakistani charities and had enough money left over to buy his staff members cars and pay for the university education of their children. He had an ego to match his newfound fortune: after paying to restore the tomb of Sultan Shahabuddin Ghauri, an Afghan who conquered Delhi, Khan put up a portrait of himself next to the sultan...
With all the upheaval, Giorgio Armani, 70, must have been experiencing some Zen sensations of his own when he made the jump into couture. Is his move a lark? An ego thing? A way to boost the eventual sale price of his business, one of the largest independent fashion companies in the world? No one knows for sure. But the Italian is a pragmatist who has launched high-end-apparel, jeans and home lines by interpreting his distinctive aesthetic at a variety of price levels. "Couture has followed a path that is overly theatrical and too much about...