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When the mind closes itself, the other is no longer seen as a complex human being and is instead reduced to labels, categories, and simplistic judgments. The mind of the ordinary person is often inhabited by rigid generalizations, by so-called “immutable truths,” and by beliefs that are hermetically closed to dialogue, inquiry, and revision. These are conclusions reached too early, …

By Acharya TadanyPune, 11 July 2025 Human beings are capable of almost anything to protect their idea or perception of themselves. This impulse, the need to preserve one’s image, status, beliefs, or constructed self runs deeper than most are willing to admit. In the name of self-preservation, people will lie, manipulate, cheat, torture, deceive, and scheme. They will defend illusions …