So it is a great responsibility – which is not possible for one who believes in God, which is not possible for one who believes in the priest, who believes in the church, because he wants to give his responsibility to other people. the Christian thinks Jesus is the saviour , so it is Jesus’s responsibility – “He will come and deliver us from our misery, from this hell.” Freedom simply makes you absolutely responsible for everything that you are and that you are going to be.
Category Archives: Applied Philosophy
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We might find it more healthy to learn how to lean in to our fears, listen to them, acknowledge them and talk about them instead of treating them like enemies. Instead of imagining the world to be a place where only our praises can be sung, we can think of it as a place where we can reveal a little more of our true selves and that there might not be anything more beautiful than us accepting ourselves for who we are.
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For Sartre, love isn’t about blissful mutual respect between two lovers, resulting in enhancement of freedom of both partners. Far from it, for him, love is conflict.
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In Philosophy Camus compared the human condition to the fate of Sisyphus, condemned to push a rock up a hill again and again for all time. An absurd fate – but Camus insisted Sisyphus could be happy.
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Who doesn’t remember the days when the roads would go deserted in India to see the very first televised version of the Valmiki Ramayana? Well, in this article we revisit some of the life lessons learned from the epic, lessons that prove why the story has stood the test of time and continues to be passed down through generations.
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The doctrine of Pratityasamutpada or Dependent Origination is the foundation of all teachings of the Buddha. It is contained in the Second Noble Truth which gives us the cause of suffering and in the Third Noble Truth which shows the cessation of suffering.
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All of us talk about wanting to be more positive or optimistic. But what we may not understand is that such a mindset comes with quite a lot of effort, especially when you live in a world which is trying its best to steer you in the dark directions. Building a safe space for yourself […]
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We see our lives as a continuous development – starting in the past, staying in the present and heading towards the future. Letting go of the past might seem like standing on a shaky ground or having nothing to stand on, in the first place.
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Sleep is a relaxation. You cannot bring it, you cannot do anything for it to happen. You cannot force it, you cannot will it – it is not a part of your will at all. It is moving into the unconscious, and your will is just a fragment of the conscious.
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Often one’s life and one’s environment are thought of as two distinct entities. But from the Nichiren Buddhism’s point of view, they are inseparable. But how?