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Variations of mindfulness-based cognitive therapy, referred to by Jeffrey Schwartz as the Four Steps program, have successfully treated a wide range of conditions.

Wisdom seems to be an increasingly rare commodity. Why, and what can we do to develop it?

Meaningful change is achieved by personal action that arises from the self-directed will to do the right thing for the good of all.

Today’s consumer is increasingly persuaded to focus on materialistic pursuits, to acquire that next want that goes far beyond a genuine need.

Environmentalist Bill McKibben offers some succinct thoughts on our consumer age.

What can parents do to shield children from the pressure to grow up too fast?

Some practical suggestions to help parents keep their children from growing up too fast.

Vision publisher David Hulme interviews Afif Safiieh, a leading PLO representative, for a Palestinian perspective on how Jerusalem can achieve peace.

Part One in a two-part series examining the city’s historic place in world politics and religion.

What is the basis of Arab and Palestinianan claims to Jerusalem?

Who are the members of the Trio and the Quartet on the Middle East? What is their role in resolving the Israeli-Palestinian conflict?

If what lies behind the purposes, goals and desire to control others is not right and good, human beings can do unspeakable evil to each other.

What is the key to preventing low self-esteem?

Although we all exhibit some narcissistic behaviors at times, a specific set of personality traits is required for clinical diagnosis.

Bernard Wasserstein offers a perspective on the importance of Jerusalem to the Jewish people and the likelihood of a peaceful resolution of “the Jerusalem Question.”

Tolkien’s knack for stepping outside the box later enabled him to create not only a gripping story but an entirely new world for his readers.

Sallie Baliunas says science doesn’t support the popular view on the subject of climate change and its causes.

How much have humans contributed to the problem, and what should we do about it? Crispin Tickell says we need to act now to undo the damage.

“Greenhouse gases” may grab the headlines, but other factors are known to play important roles in climate change as well.

How can we cope (or help someone else cope) with the death of a loved one?