I first came across this question – Why is it that people never learn – while reading the opening chapter of Shogun, the popular bestseller by James Clavell. If you are looking to be entertained by a rip roaring adventure while being exposed to Japanese culture that this is a book you will want to […]
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Do we deserve our Freedom
Do we deserve our freedom? I overheard a conversation between two gentlemen of a mature age recently. They were discussing Donald Trump’s instigation of the crowds that invaded Capitol Hill following his electoral loss to Joe Biden in 2020. After criticizing the democratic form of government that tolerates and allows these sorts of antics one […]
Teach Religion in Schools – Here’s why
The philosopher I was most inspired by, when I was young, Bertrand Russell, would turn in his grave if he was to read this blog. But he himself would have wanted me to have a mind of my own. I will, in this article, be making a case for religious education in schools. I am […]
Regarding the Survival of the Human Race
I’ll start by giving you the link to an interesting YouTube documentary. It is quite long at a bit more than 2 hours but it is well made and if you are interested in such topics as the survival of the human race, the nature of Consciousness and the viewpoint of modern science on these […]
A Required Statutory Warning for Life
I have been a smoker for more than 35 years and I am familiar with statutory warnings on cigarette packets. You have graphic and unpleasant looking photos of diseased body parts with a message saying – Smoking Kills or Cigarette smoking is injurious to health. Now there is one statutory warning that is required as […]
A Guide For Wannabe Entrepreneurs
None of us likes to admit that we are mistaken or wrong about something. In my case and perhaps in the case of very many people I have a morbid fear of making mistakes. And this has had a disastrous effect on my online endeavors. This fear of making mistakes is a trait that might […]
How to Impress your Boss or Client
I think that to impress your boss or client it helps if you do four things: So that is point (4) explained. Regarding point (3) pick up any of Dale Carnegie’s excellent books on public speaking. They are available at Amazon for very reasonable prices. This article is about points (1) and (2) above. I […]
How to deal with Self Deception
This article relates to philosophical and spiritual concepts. Be warned. You might find it heavy going. If you have any questions just ask. The first concept relates to what spiritual growth consists of. Spirituality consists of freeing yourself from the ego. It does consist of trying to make the ego perfect. If you read self […]
The Essential Mystics
I am reading a book. That is not news. I have a library of more than 500 books and I do to read them from time to time. But this book is different in the sense that I was provoked enough by it to want to write a couple of articles from what I read. […]
Using Philosophy as a Pointer
How best are we to use philosophical concepts and teachings? What is their purpose and what motivated the sages to teach them to us? I’ll start with my own experience. I have been reading philosophical and spiritual books for many years now. And I read them – for many years – purely for entertainment; because […]