Philosophy

The fox really felt that big (OSHO)

There is a Sufi story about a very cunning fox ...

22 April, 2021

That which channels the energy of our total being is known as ‘will’. (CARLOS CASTANEDA)

Don Juan had described dreaming to me in various ways. The most obscure of them all now appears to me as being the one that defines it best. He said that dreaming is intrinsically the not-doing of sleep. And as such, dreaming affords practitioners the...

21 April, 2021

You can always find someone who believes the opposite, or something incompatible. (LOU MARINOFF)

Philosophers are deeply interested in belief systems. Many philosophers, from Plato to William James, have noted the vital role our beliefs play – for better or worse – in getting us through the day. Hobbes observed that the human world is governed by opinion. Opinions are...

20 April, 2021

Who is free from restraint? He who desires nothing that belongs to others. (EPICTETUS)

The man who is not under restraint is free, to whom things are exactly in that state in which he wishes them to be; but he who can be restrained or compelled or hindered, or thrown into any circumstances against his will, is a slave....

17 April, 2021

The ass and his friend (AESOP)

A man wished to purchase an Ass, and agreed with its owner that he should try out the animal before he bought him. He took the Ass home and put him in the straw-yard with his other Asses, upon which the new animal left all...

14 April, 2021

A Typical Marriage (WAYNE DYER)

The thread that winds through most marriages is one of dominance and submission. While the roles may shift regularly, different for various marital situation, the thread is nevertheless present. One partner dominates the other as a condition of the alliance. A case history of a...

13 April, 2021

They alone really live (SENECA)

Of all men they alone are at leisure who take time for philosophy, they alone really live; for they are not content to be good guardians of their own lifetime only. They annex ever age to their own; all the years that have gone ore...

12 April, 2021

Is it ethical to sell something to someone knowing the price will eventually drop? (NICHOLAS TALEB)

There is a problem in the course of the transactions: how much should the seller reveal to the buyer? The question “Is it ethical to sell something to someone knowing the price will eventually drop?” is an ancient one—but its solution is no less straightforward. The debate goes back...

11 April, 2021

The River (KAHLIL GIBRAN)

In the valley of Kadisha where the mighty river flows, two little streams met and spoke to one another. One stream said, “How came you, my friend, and how was your path?” And the other answered, “My path was most encumbered. The wheel of the mill was broken,...

10 April, 2021

FAMOUS DUTCH PAINTERS – 5. Pieter Claesz

Pieter Claesz (c. 1597–1 January 1660) was a Dutch Golden Age painter of still lifes. Biography He was born in Berchem, Belgium, near Antwerp, where he became a member of the Guild of St. Luke in 1620. He moved to Haarlem in 1620, where his son, the...

09 April, 2021