Enlightenment Now
What is enlightenment? Is there some power in the present moment? Eckhart Tolle was born in Germany. When he was 29, a profound spiritual transformation virtually dissolved his old identity …
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Creating a Great life
Image of the Soul
How did Socrates describe the image of the soul? Socrates was asked in the famous dialogue the republic, to describe how he viewed the human creature. It is interesting that …
Socrates Idea of good
Many are seen but not known, Ideas are known but not seen, Which idea did Socrates think to be of high importance? The idea of good: Highest knowledge Higher in …
Socrates’ Dialogue – Intro
The Republic is a Socrate’s Dialogue with various Athenians and philosophers written by Plato around 375 BC. The republic proved to be a very influential work of Philosophy and Political …
Well of delight Vs. The Rabble
Is the rabble also necessary for life? Are poisoned fountains necessary, and stinking fires, and filthy dreams, and maggots in the bread of life? Questions posed by the German philosopher …
The Stoic Epictetus
Who Is Epictetus? What is Stoicism? Stoicism is a school of Hellenistic philosophy founded by Zeno in Athens in the early 3rd century BC. Stoicism flourished throughout the Roman and …
Dog’s Neuroscience
What it’s like to be a dog? What are dogs thinking? Neuroscientist Gregory Berns research in his book How dogs love us Dog’s brain, mainly by using MRI and brain-imaging. MRI works …
Mirrors of consciousness
Can you see yourself in other people? Dr. David Hawkins in his book Power Vs. Force, talks a lot about consciousness and his life work and research. He has built a map …
Aristocrats and nobility
What is noble? Who are aristocrats? Aristocracy is a form of government that places strength in the hands of a small, privileged ruling class. The meaning of the term “Rule …
Intro to aggrandizement
What is aggrandizement and who is Friedrich Nietzche (1844-1900)? Friedrich Nietzche is a german philosopher, cultural critic, composer, poet, and philologist whose work has exerted a profound influence on modern intellectual history. …