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Persistent Human Quest
- Ancient wisdom connects to modern seeking
- Cyclical return to fundamental questions
- Ancient wisdom and modern seeking form a continuous thread. The core formula remains constant:
- God
- Light
- Freedom
- Immortality
The checklists are what they sound like, a list of checklists for recurring procedures and is a great way to learn from past experience when dealing with certain things, such as packing for a trip or performing an interview.
Johnny Chadda
Developed out of the aesthetic philosophy of cha-no-yu (the tea ceremony) in fifteenth-century Japan, wabi-sabi is an aesthetic that finds beauty in things imperfect, impermanent and incomplete. Taken from the Japanese words wabi, which translates to less is more, and sabi, which means attentive melancholy, wabi-sabi refers to an awareness of the transient nature of earthly things and a corresponding pleasure in the things that bear the mark of this impermanence. In addition to presenting the philosophy of wabi-sabi, this book includes how-to design advice—so that a transformation of body, mind and home can emerge.
The Vedas have ordained two paths, Pravritti and Nivritti, to guide the active life of people, both as an individual pursuing spiritual goal and as a member in a social set up. Both paths are meant to lead to salvation. Pravritti dharma entails one to follow the worldly path and seek salvation, while Nivritti dharma is rooted in renunciation of the... See more
Pravritti and Nivritti
Part of the Someday view is also the Guidance area, which contain lists for the higher horizons in GTD3. Another section is Reference, which contain lists that are not necessarily actionable, such as “Next time in...”, which is a place to keep recommendations for different parts of the world and is a great place to look when going to a new destinat... See more
Johnny Chadda
One Must Try to Become Like a Flower
One Must Try to Become Like a Flower - Mona Sarkar
This came soon after the Shōgun dialogue and reflects a completely different symbolism of a flower
Nature's Progressive Development
- Evolution occurs in an ascending series of interconnected stages:
- Matter contains veiled Life
- Life contains veiled Consciousness
- Mind emerges from Life forms
- Higher consciousness emerges from Mind
A paradox is a seemingly self-contradictory statement that proves true.
The 7 most powerful paradoxes I’ve found:
If you have the philosophic mind, you will ask yourself: “What do I call ‘myself’? Is it my body?—it changes all the time, it is never the same thing. Is it my feelings?—they change so often. Is it my thoughts?—they are built and destroyed continuously. That is not myself. Where is the self? What is it that gives me this sense of continuity?” If yo... See more