Jurgen Habermas (June 18, 1929 – March 14, 2026) was a German philosopher the most recent in the long line of continental rationalism emphasizing that reason, rather than sensory experience, is the primary source of knowledge. Emanuel Kant’s famous phrase, “Have courage to use your own understanding”, is a straightforward, simple explanation of rationalism…

Prana: From Sanskrit: Breath, exhalation, breath of life. Prana: A fundamental concept in Indian philosophy and yoga. It translates to “breath” or “vital life force” that permeates all things. In yogic practice, it is the energy that connects the physical body to the mind and soul. Aloha: While commonly used as a greeting, the word itself contains “ha,” which also means “breath of life”. “Alo” translates to presence or sharing, making Aloha the “sharing of the breath” or joyous affection…

Life & Death: There are approximately 380,000 births daily, while about 170,000 deaths. This is a 210,000 increase in global population daily. This translates into 76+ million more people on our planet every year which means every 13 years our world population grows by one billion…

Intersection: A place where two or more roads meet, especially when at least one is a major highway; junction. Another simple term is; crossroads. Let’s say we explain ‘objective reality’ as linear or a horizontal line, the progress of things we can see, hear, touch, and experience together. Then let’s look at ‘subjective reality’, our own personal world that we experience internally as a vertical line, sometimes referred to as ‘non-linear’…

Belief: Confidence in the truth or existence of something not immediately susceptible to rigorous proof. In one way it would seem that our first belief is that we can stand upright and walk and eventually, after so many falls, we prove to ourselves that we can do it…

Projection: The act of visualizing and regarding an idea or the like as an objective reality. The “Bully Pulpit”, is a term coined by Teddy Roosevelt at the turn of the 20th century to describe the presidency as an excellent (“bully”) platform (“pulpit”) from which to promote one’s agenda and influence public opinion…

Garbage: Any matter that is no longer wanted or needed; trash. From ChatGPT about human waste & garbage: Increasing global consumption leads to more garbage and waste, which puts stress on the planet in several ways. Landfills grow, releasing methane and other greenhouse gases. Plastic waste accumulates in oceans and ecosystems, harming wildlife…

Framework: A basic structure, plan, or system, as of concepts, values, customs, or rules. Today I completed and applied our updated Logo and Tagline to our webpage YourREALway.com. The Logo represents the individual’s effort upward to Achieve success and once that is somewhat accomplished, then Unity with the world, society, etc…

Fallacy: A deceptive, misleading, or false notion, belief, etc. According to Hindu philosophy we humans are inculcated with four principle fallacies: We are prone to make mistakes, we are subject to illusion, we have a tendency to cheat, and we have imperfect senses…

Delightful: Giving great pleasure or delight; highly pleasing. I often worry that I’m not giving back in return for the amazing opportunity of human existence. Among all organic life ours is so much more experiential with our senses, mind, and intelligence…