Ambition or Greed? and Money

In the '80s, Gordon Gecko—a reptilian stockbroker played brilliantly by Michael Douglas in Oliver Stone's movie Wall Street—ext...

The Silent Danger of Greed

I’m currently reading Hot, Flat, and Crowded 2.0 by Thomas Friedman. The book mainly discusses the ecological crisis we are facing, bu...

Shun Violence to Be Happy

As we all are aware, we are witnessing increasingly shocking acts of violence these days from linguistic groups, terrorist attacks and i...

Learn, Relax and Enjoy - 72

Greediness leads to difficulties The story of the great King Shibi is well known. He is very famous for his forgiveness and generosi...

Can money and power ever make us happy? 1

Can money and power ever make us happy? How much is enough? Our constant desire for more is part of our human nature. But is greed getti...

Can money and power ever make us happy? 2

We're never happy with what we have. But excessive consumption is damaging our planet. Could greed lead to the collapse of the climate...

What are the essential principles of Risk-Free Success

Do you believe in success without risk? I just read The Warren Buffett Way and there’s an interesting passage there about how Warren Bu...

How to Find Happiness

Many years ago, I came across a book by Anthony de Mello called Awareness. De Mello was an Indian Jesuit priest whose writing was con...

Chinese stocks to drop fearing "gray rhinos"

Many investors lose sleep over "black swans" -- hard-to-predict events that cause chaos, like terror attacks or the bursting ...