Dear Gillian Philosophy today, is mostly a preparation for a pay-cheque or terminal unemployment (probably the latter). Whereas in ancient Greece and Rome, philosophy was
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Intuitional Engineering – Fulcrum Vs Phantasm – Which Way for Humanity?
A recent article published in Forbes Magazine explains how the field of regular engineering is beginning to lose its popularity in universities and colleges around the
Email: Genuine ‘Eros’ is Beyond Carnality! (14.6.2020)
Dear Gillian Eros – as ‘erotic’ verges on the carnal but is far more than the sexual act. Indeed, most sexual acts are instinctive and performed habitually
Rule of St Benedict: Buddhist Texture and Design
There are curious similarities between certain aspects of Buddhist and Christian teaching, this fact is beyond a doubt, but as to whether this constitutes a direct developmental ‘influence’ between the earlier Buddhism upon the latter Christianity is open to debate. Certainly
When Labour was Racist…
The Labour Party is not Communist (Communists are ‘proscribed’ from joining), but it does aspire to various grades of Socialism, albeit firmly within a capitalist
Email: The Buddha’s Knowledge of Atoms (14.9.2017)
One major difference between the Buddha’s system and any modern parallel is that simply ‘knowing’ things (as is evident in the modern, Western academic tradition) is not enough to escape suffering.
