Everybody knows who Diogenes was. There is a famous anecdote regarding him and Alexander the Great that is related in Plutarch’s Lives: … While Alexander stayed here many public ministers and philosophers came from all parts to visit him and congratulated him on his election, but contrary to his expectation, Diogenes of Sinope, who then […]
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Don’t Judge Scoundrels Harshly
I have admitted in various articles in my blog that I am cunning and devious and also tell lies and am not a man of my word. I don’t have integrity. I am also arrogant. I want – in this article – to make the case that people like me should not be dealt with […]
Do you have a philosophy of life?
What do I mean by a philosophy of life? I mean that out of all the things in life you might pursue what is the most valuable to you? Why is that important you may ask. Because if you lack a grand goal in living, you lack a coherent philosophy of life. Why is it […]
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How to become a Genius like Napoleon Bonaparte
The impression I have of Napoleon’s genius is that he was able to see into the heart of whatever problem or challenge – military, administrative or otherwise – that he was facing and come up with a rapid solution in very few words. He was able to see the point (understand the situation facing him) […]
This Mistake ruined my Career and how to Avoid it
I read this quotation in Sogyal Rinpoche’s book. The Tibetan Book of Living and Dying: If you are too clever you might miss the point entirely. This is a Tibetan saying, obviously. I wish I had come across this quotation when I was a teenager. As it turned out I only read Sogyal Rinpoche’s book […]
How do you know it is Bad Luck
In my previous blog post I wrote about the blunder I made in the year 2006 and how I am still suffering from it. Link to that article is below: But every cloud has a silver lining. I started yesterday to think of all the factors that make up the silver lining. Basically this method […]
The Buddha and the Poisoned Arrow
I will start with a famous Buddhist parable. The following story is one of the original teachings of the Buddha: The sutta begins at Jetavana where the monk Malunkyaputta is troubled by Gautama Buddha’s silence on the fourteen unanswerable questions, which include queries about the nature of the cosmos and life after the death of […]
How to Think Clearly when you are Upset
I was walking down the street a few days ago and a man whom I did not recognise gave me a hostile glare as he walked past. This is something that I am used and have been experiencing for a long time so I should be used to it. And I am used to it. […]
Solitude and being a Genius
I have had the experience of being called a genius and I may very well have been one. It was many years ago, you understand. Not now when I am a 57 year old having lost the intellect, the curiosity and the desire to read that I had for decades. So what led to my […]