The life of every individual, if we survey it as a whole and in general, and only lay stress upon its most significant features, is really always a tragedy, but gone through in detail, it has the character of a comedy. For the deeds and...
I was thinking what should I give to you today? Because this is my birthday. Then I remembered a saying of Buddha: the gift of truth excels all other gifts. And my truth is love. The word ‘truth’ looks to me a little too dry...
Cassandra (Greek: Κασσάνδρα, pronounced [kas̚sándra͜a], also Κασσάνδρα), also known as Alexandra or Kassandra, was a daughter of King Priam and of Queen Hecuba of Troy. A common version of her story relates how, in an effort to seduce her, Apollo gave her the power of prophecy—but...
Anyone who has awakened from the first dreams of youth; who has considered his own and others' experience; who has looked at life in the history of the past and of his own time, and finally in the works of the great poets, will certainly...
Think about the ideas that define you—ideas that tell the world who you are. You’re an activist or a volunteer. You’re a workaholic. You’re a liberal or a conservative. You’re loyal to a fault. You’re God-fearing, patriotic, and the number-one fan of your home team. These may seem like admirable ways to describe...
Once upon a time there was a miller who was poor, but who had a beautiful daughter. Now it happened that he got into a conversation with the king, and to make an impression on him he said, "I have a daughter who can spin...
Question: OSHO, WHENEVER, I AM IN LOVE WITH A MAN, FOR THOSE YEARS NO OTHER MAN ATTRACTS ME. BUT FOR THE MAN, IT'S NOT THE SAME. THOUGH HE IS HAPPY AND SATISFIED WITH ME, AND WANTS TO KEEP THE RELATIONSHIP WITH ME, HE HAS HIS...
In the form of a letter, the first "Hellenist" Roman emperor Hadrian writes, shortly before his death, to his adopted son Marcus Aurelius, in which he recalls his triumphs and defeats and all his philosophy, in the book "Memoirs of Hadrian" by Marguerite Yourcenar. All nations...
Arsinoë II (Koinē Greek: Ἀρσινόη, 316 BC – unknown date between July 270 and 260 BC) was a Ptolemaic queen and co-regent of the Ptolemaic Kingdom of ancient Egypt. Arsinoe was Queen of Thrace, Anatolia and Macedonia by marriage to King Lysimachus and co-ruler of the...
"Eureka" comes from the Ancient Greek word εὕρηκα heúrēka, meaning "I have found (it)", which is the first person singular perfect indicative active of the verb εὑρίσκω heuriskō"I find".It is closely related to heuristic, which refers to experience-based techniques for problem solving, learning, and discovery....
