My philanthropic priorities
My long-term philanthropic priorities have always been to promote peace, liberty and enlightenment worldwide. That hasn't changed. Recently, however, I have clarified for myself my 3 shorter-term...
All I ask for is 62 billion dollars to buy Disney
Not too long ago, I met with a bunch of nice people from Merrill Lynch. They said if I hired them as financial advisors, I'd get preferred treatment if I ever needed a loan. So I asked for a loan...
One moment of insight into impermanence
The Buddha said to Anathapindika: “In the past, householder, there was a brahmin named Velama. He gave such a great alms offering as this: eighty-four thousand bowls of gold filled with silver;...
Resource allocation fail at a Japanese restaurant
I remember going to a ridiculously expensive Japanese restaurant in Las Vegas. Usually, I only want to eat sushi at Japanese restaurants but we ended up also ordering noodles because the sushi was...
At this moment, I am not suffering
A couple of days ago, while I was drinking a glass of water in my kitchen, a powerful thought suddenly arose in my mind and refused to go away. That thought was: "At this moment, right here, right...
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