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Everything Is Embraced

By Anantanand Rambachan

By Anantanand Rambachan

Mary Gartside, illustration from An Essay on a New Theory of Colours, 1808

Miroslav Volf on the World as a Gift

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George Bellows, “Tennis Tournament”, oil on canvas, 1920

John Stuart Mill on Maximizing Happiness

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Folio from a Bhagavata Purana Series, watercolor and ink on paper, Nepal, ca. 1775–1800

The Bhagavad Gita on Performing Thy Task in Life

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Claude Monet, “Sandvika, Norway”, oil on canvas, 1895

Nietzsche on the Religion of Coziness

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The Good with a Hamster Running in the O / Illustration: Evan Rosa

By Miroslav Volf

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"Chicago in Flames: Scene at Randolph Street Bridge", Currier & Ives, Lithograph (hand-colored), ca. 1872-1874

Asvaghosa on Renunciation

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A Death Worth Dying

By Alexa Rollow

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"The Large Plane Trees (Road Menders at Saint-Rémy)", Vincent van Gogh, 1889, Oil on Fabric, Dutch

Alice Walker on Responsibility to the Natural World

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Gao Qifeng and Zhang Kunyi, "Fishes in the Spring Pond", 1931, ink and color on paper, hanging scroll / Zhang Kunyi, "Growling Bear", 1944, ink and color on paper, hanging scroll

Mencius on Desire and Choosing Our Priorities

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Quote, Question, Context

This series of articles highlights various perspectives on life's biggest questions. Our responses to these questions are meant to form a coherent whole—a vision of life worth living. A response to one question will fit well with certain responses to other questions, but it will be incompatible with others. We've provided the "Pairs Well With" and "Pairs Poorly With" sections for this article to help you consider these questions of coherence.

Kelly Corrigan Wonders: Life Worth Living Book Club

Welcome to the Kelly Corrigan Wonders Life Worth Living Book Club. This five-part podcast series aired in June 2023 and features Claire Danes, Kate Bowler, and Kelly Corrigan in reading through Life Worth Living: A Guide to What Matters Most. The series starts with an introduction to the text by Miroslav Volf, Matthew Croasmun, and Ryan McAnnally-Linz, and is followed by extended discussion between, Kelly, Kate, and Claire. Special thanks to the Warren Smoot Carter III and Meagan Carter Charitable Fund.

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