#63: Disciplined Silence

The things we are trained to remain silent about usually involve shame. We learn from a young age to avoid particular issues: "never talk politics or religion at parties." But it turns out that the things we are taught to never talk about are usually the things we should be talking about most. What sort of world do we want to build for our posterity? What sorts of practices ought we allow to be considered religious? And who is benefitting from the suffering we see around us every day? ...