EXCERPT (with links): “Who are you on the inside (outside)?” August 8, 2023
Posted by ajoyfulpractice in Books, Changing Perspectives, Healing Stories, Life, Music, One Hoop, Philosophy, Wisdom, Yoga.Tags: Jostein Gaarder, Philosophy, Ralph Waldo Emerson, Sophie's World
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“But when the mind opens, and reveals the laws which traverse the universe, and make things what they are, then shrinks the great world at once into a mere illustration and fable of this mind. What am I? and What is? asks the human spirit with a curiosity new-kindled, but never to be quenched.”
– quoted from the 1838 “Divinity School Address” by Ralph Waldo Emerson
The following is an excerpt from a 2020 post:
“As I’ve mentioned before, the word philosophy comes to us from Greek, by way of Latin, Old French, and Middle English, from a word that means ‘love of wisdom.’ It is the study of the fundamental nature of knowledge, thought, reality, and existence. It provides a way to think about and understand the world, the universe, and everything. As stated in Wikipedia, it ‘is the study of general and fundamental questions about existence, knowledge, values, reason, mind, and language.’ The most basic question being, ‘Why?’ – Which spirals out of some variation of the questions above.
Throughout the history of the world, people have come at these questions from different directions.”
Click here to read more about “a survey course in ancient and modern philosophy (through the beginning of the 20th Century).”
Please join me today (Tuesday, August 8th) at 12:00 PM or 7:15 PM for a yoga practice on Zoom. You can use the link from the “Class Schedules” calendar if you run into any problems checking into the class. You can request an audio recording of this practice via a comment below or (for a slightly faster reply) you can email myra (at) ajoyfulpractice.com.
NOTE: The Noon class on Zoom is cancelled this week. If you typically attend the Noon practice, you will receive a pre-recorded practice this morning.
Tuesday’s playlist is available on YouTube and Spotify. [Look for “04262020 Philosophy of Locks”]
In the spirit of generosity (“dana”), the Zoom classes, recordings, and blog posts are freely given and freely received. If you are able to support these teachings, please do so as your heart moves you. (NOTE: You can donate even if you are “attending” a practice that is not designated as a “Common Ground Meditation Center” practice, or you can purchase class(es). Donations are tax deductible; class purchases are not necessarily deductible.)
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