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Reads by Maria Popova

How to Apologize: Reflections on Forgiveness, Self-Forgiveness, and the Paradox of Doing the Right Thing
How to Apologize: Reflections on Forgiveness, Self-Forgiveness, and the Paradox of Doing the Right Thing

“It’s permitted to receive solace for whatever you did or didn’t do, pitiful, beautiful human.”

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The Necessity of Our Illusions: Oliver Sacks on the Mind as an Escape Artist from Reality
The Necessity of Our Illusions: Oliver Sacks on the Mind as an Escape Artist from Reality

“We need detachment… as much as we need engagement in our lives… transports that make our consciousness of time and mortality easier to bear.”

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The Majesty and Mystery of Night Migration, in a Stunning Poem Turned to Music
The Majesty and Mystery of Night Migration, in a Stunning Poem Turned to Music

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About War
About War

“Outsiders who are not themselves immersed in pain should make an effort to empathize with all suffering humans, rather than lazily seeing only part of the terrible reality. It is the job of outsiders to help maintain a space for peace.”

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Turning from Peril to Possibility: Ecological Superhero Christiana Figueres on the Spirituality of Regeneration
Turning from Peril to Possibility: Ecological Superhero Christiana Figueres on the Spirituality of Regeneration

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