Category: Philosophy
Ten Spiritual Tonics by Abraham L. Feinberg
Think about these. Take action. 1. Stop worrying. Worry kills life. 2. Begin each day with a prayer. It will arm your soul. 3. Control appetite. Overindulgence clogs body and mind. 4. Accept your limitations. All of us can’t be great. 5. Don’t envy. It wastes time & energy. 6. Have faith in people. Cynicism [...]
Life’s Mystery and Magic…
This quote is for those with ears to hear and eyes to see. Is that you? If you spend a long period of time in study and self-cultivation, you will enter Life. By doing so, you also enter a world of extra-ordinary perceptions. You experience unimaginable things, receive thoughts and learning as if from [...]
Eat meat? Should we or shouldn’t we?
Eating meat: Here is a comment I wrote in response to someone’s comment on Facebook: “I too eat pig, but never from a cruel factory farm. Only organic. It is wrong to mistreat animals in food production. We are omnivores biologically, so who I am to argue with (elevate myself above) nature and class eating [...]
Why You Need To Make The Most Of Every Day.
“I expect to pass through life but once. If therefore, there be any kindness I can show, or any good thing I can do to any fellow being, let me do it now, and not defer or neglect it, as I shall not pass this way again.” ~ William Penn Have a careful think about [...]
Pythagoras – math nerd or philosopher?
When I was at school we learned about Pythagoras in context of mathematics. We were never told about his ‘weird’ side, nor that he is considered one of the most important philosophers ever. This blog post is about a key quote (no weird stuff here). Pythagoras, who lived between 580 and 500 BC said: As [...]
Why the study of Philosophy and Philosophers is a must do.
What picture fills your mind when you think of philosophy, or philosophers? A dry, perhaps boring looking book maybe? What feelings do the words philosophy, or philosophers engender? I doubt that most people would instantly think that the study of Philosophy and Philosophers should be, or is, on their must do list. So, why do [...]
To change one's life start immediately.
William James (1842 – 1910) , a pioneer in the fields of psychology and philosophy, wrote: “To change one’s life start immediately – do it flamboyantly – no exceptions!” This is a very interesting and pointed quote. Do it now! Don’t hide your activity. Be public. Don’t be boring. Spice it up a little, or [...]
Philosophy – familiar = strange = familiar.
Philosophy…sees the familiar as if it were strange, and the strange as if it were familiar. It can take things up and lay them down again. Its mind is full of air that plays round every subject. It rouses us from our native dogmatic slumber and breaks up our caked prejudices…. William James – The [...]
One Unusual Reason I Like The Insurance Industry.
Curious as to why I like the insurance industry? I am not going to talk about the obvious such as peace of mind, financial prudence and so on. No, I am going to discuss the concept of truth. One which is dear to my heart. You see, insurance companies, who are in the business of [...]
Muddled thinking can have very serious consequences.
Every day we take decisions which affect us, people we know, and still more others whom we don’t know and will never meet. Every decision has a ripple effect similar to that which we see when we throw a stone into a still pond. Some decisions are harder than others and many of us seek [...]
