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Category Archives: Education
EDUCATION, A JOB THAT NEVER ENDS, OR GROW OLD.
Plato treats the subject of education in The Republic as an integral and vital part of a wider subject of the well-being of human society. The ultimate aim of education is to help people know the Idea of the Good, … Continue reading
THE GRAVITY OF BANALITY, IT HAS CONSEQUENCES, THE NOISE BEFORE DEFEAT.
“The sad truth is that most evil is done by people who never make up their minds to be good or evil.” Hannah Arendt. The Banality of Evil Philosopher and Political theorist Hannah Arendt, pointed out that in order to … Continue reading
Posted in A World in Crisis, American Hubris, Banality, Consciousness, Corruption, Crisis, Crisis of Values, Critical Thinking, Cultural Attitudes, Disillusion with Capitalism, Education, Greed and Impunity, History, Hubris, Ignorance, Illusions, Inspiration, Justice, Life Liberty and the pursuit of happines, Materialism, Moral Virtue, New Values, Obsolete Government, Over Consumption, Plato, Social Criticism, Strategy, The Empire Crumbling, Things To Come, Transformation, Uncategorized
Tagged Banality, Corruption, Drunkenness, Hubris, Lost Victories, Moral Decay, Obsolete Government, Outdated America, Past Glories, Strategy, Stupidity, Sun Tzu, The Empire Crumbles, The Noise Before Defeat, Virtue, Von Manstein
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A POSSITIVE NOTE FOR A NEW YEAR, FOR A CHANGE
A good tune, and nice Rhymes, do not make a song True. Most astrologers claim that Jesus commenced the Pisces age and most people believe the Age of Aquarius commenced in the 1960s and 70s. However how can both … Continue reading
Posted in Age of Aquarius, Astrology, Axial Precession, Consciousness, Cosmology, Counsciousness, Crisis of Values, Critical Thinking, Cultural Attitudes, Cynicism, Democracy, Determinism, Disillusion with Capitalism, Ecological Crisis, Economy, Education, End of materialism, Enlightenment, Environment, Future, Ganymede, Historical Evolution, New Age, New Values, Precession of the Equinoxes, Progress, Uncategorized
Tagged 2018 a New Year, A bleak future, Astrology, Sir William Herschel, Spread the good stuff, The Age of Aquarius, Uranus
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ON LEARNING HOW TO LEARN, THE ART OF EMPTYING THE CUP
“Once, a long time ago, there was a wise Zen master. People from far and near would seek his counsel and ask for his wisdom. Many would come and ask him to teach them, enlighten them in the way … Continue reading
ON LEARNING, AND TEACHING, THE DIFFERENCES BETWEEN EASTERN WAYS, TO OUR WESTERN APPROACH.
Seiza (正座 or 正坐, literally “proper sitting”) is the Japanese term for one of the traditional formal ways of sitting in Japan. Zanshin is a concept found in Zen, Budo (Japanese martial arts), particularly Kendo, and in many Japanese arts, … Continue reading
Posted in Buddhism, Critical Thinking, Cultural Attitudes, Eastern Ways Vs Western Ways, Education, Holistic View, Human Nature, Learning, Philosophy, Social Criticism, Teaching, True Teaching, Uncategorized, Zen
Tagged Cultural Differences, Learning, Practice, Struggle, Teaching, The Problem With Asking?, True Teaching
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ROMANTIC LOVE, HISTORY OF COURTLY LOVE, INFATUATION, AND BIASES ON OUR CONTEMPORARY CULTURE
Infatuation is the state of being completely carried away by unreasoning passion or love; addictive love. Infatuation usually occurs at the beginning of relationship when sexual attraction is central. “They do not love that do not show their love. … Continue reading
Posted in Crisis of Values, Critical Thinking, Cultural Attitudes, Cynicism, Education, Infatuation, Life Liberty and the pursuit of happines, Love, Romance, Uncategorized, Values, Western Civilization
Tagged Arrenged Marriages, Courtly Love, Cultural Attitudes, Infatuation, Love, Romance
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OUR SHORTSIGTHED WORLDVIEW, CULTURE SHAPE MADNESS, ANCIENT COSMOLOGY, DAVID FIDELER ON PHYTAGORAS
Who’ll tell me my secret, The ages have kept? I awaited the seer While they slumbered and slept… “The fate of the man-child; The meaning of man; Known fruit of the unknown; Daedalian plan; Out of sleeping a waking, Out … Continue reading
Posted in A World in Crisis, Ancient Civilizations, Ancient Religions, Being, Consciousness, Cosmology, Counsciousness, Crisis of Values, Education, End of materialism, Environment, Future, History, Holistic View, Indigenous Cultures, Madness, Materialism, Mental Health, Myth, Mythology, New Values, Pythagoras, Specialization, Theurgy, Uncategorized, Weltanschauung, World View
Tagged Ancient Religions, Cosmology, Culture Shapes Madness, Cycles of Heaven, David Fideler, Joel Gold, Kosmos, Materialism, Myth, Pythagoras, Theurgy, World View
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A PLANET IN CRISIS, TIME TO GROW UP AND SAVE MOTHER EARTH
“Nowadays man finds himself to be a technical giant and an ethical child.” Humanity, in essence, is in a race between potency and awareness. The outcome will determine the quality of our species’ journey and will leave an indelible mark, … Continue reading
Posted in A World in Crisis, Capitalism, Climate Change, Crisis of Values, Critical Thinking, Disillusion with Capitalism, Doomsday, Ecological Crisis, Ecology, Economy, Education, End of materialism, Environment, Extinction of Species, Future, Greed, Greed and Impunity, Uncategorized
Tagged A World in Crisis, Constant Estate of Alert, Ecological Collapse, Extinction of Species, Governments a Joke, Time to Grow Up, Towards a politics of Ecology
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