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Despair and Wisdom

by Garrison Institute | Mar 31, 2016 | Climate, Mind and Behavior, Meditation, Social Change, Social Justice

“Knowledge by itself, without deep wisdom, ends up becoming despair.” —Ram Dass We live in a time of unprecedented access to information and knowledge, both a blessing and curse. One of our major sources of information, the news media, is designed to trigger our...

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