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    THE ENDS NEVER JUSTIFY THE MEANS: Gandhi’s radical lesson for today

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    ALASKA WINGS: Soaring across the mountains while releasing fear and doubt

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    INEFFABLE: A visitation from a beautiful soul I’d never forget

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    MINDFUL LEADERSHIP IN STUDENT ORGANIZATIONS: Empowering leaders to create positive change

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    HANAMI DREAMING: The start of spring in Japan

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    REFLECTIONS ON TODAY’S POLITICAL REALITIES: We can prevail over ignorance, lies and Trump

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    Malecon in La Paz, Mexico - Back on American Soil: A Safe Return Home From La Paz

    IMPEDIMENTS FACED: A safe return home from La Paz, Mexico

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    TYING UP LOOSE ENDS: One last—and glorious—day in La Paz, Mexico [Part 7]

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Philip Mann
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Philip has written a series of books called Dark Muse, in a genre which does not yet exist. He lives in the Montreal borough of Outremont with his wife and the characters of his novels. The mix of people in this neighbourhood, with old stock Quebecois, ultra-orthodox Jews and ex-pats from the world over constantly churning, gives him an unending source of entertainment as well as material for his writing. Visit Philip on LinkedIn here>>
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MEANING: The purpose of life through the eyes of Viktor Frankl

Philip Mann·June 16, 2020
A couple of years ago, I met a man named Sam on a cruise, who was a mindfulness enthusiast. He’d...
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INNER CONFLICT: Engaging with faith by asking questions

Philip Mann·March 12, 2020
When I first started doing some research for this post, one example that came up, in different forms, was dieting....
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FREE WILL: No scientific explanation can take it from us

Philip Mann·December 22, 2019
There’s a Talmudic saying, based on the Zohar, “You’ll find nothing that withstands the will.” Related to that is the...
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COMRADES: The challenges of true friendship in a changing society

Philip Mann·October 13, 2019
He preceded Nathan Hale by almost two millennia, and his cry was almost the same, but far different. He was...
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MAN, IN OUR IMAGE, IN OUR LIKENESS: A dialogue about divinity and free will

Philip Mann·August 18, 2019
If people ask me how I define myself, I say I’m Jewish. Orthodox Jewish. This means observing the holidays, the...
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THE RISE AND FALL OF THE DINOSAURS: A New History of a Lost World [book review]

Philip Mann·July 20, 2019
THE RISE AND FALL OF THE DINOSAURS: A New History of a Lost World Steve Brusatte [William Morrow, 416 pages]...
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SERVANTS OF GOD: The ‘hard edge’ of spiritualism

Philip Mann·June 20, 2019
Before there was the internet, there was the spoken word, and then its offspring, the written word, which brought forth...
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TOUCHED WITH FIRE: Manic-Depressive Illness and the Artistic Temperament [book review]

Philip Mann·May 23, 2019
TOUCHED WITH FIRE: Manic-Depressive Illness and the Artistic Temperament Kay Redfield Jamison [Free Press, 384 pages] If you read one...
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