“In meditation all the fake dull thoughts that you think, all the ridiculous philosophies, the necessities, all the things that won't matter a bit when you are dead - fade away.” ThinkingMatterPhilosophyBitsMeditationBuddhismRidiculousFakeDullFadesFade Away Author:Frederick Lenz
“One could say that what differentiates ancient from modern philosophy is the fact that, in ancient philosophy, it was not only Chrysippus or Epicurus who, just because they had developed a philosophical discourse, were considered philosophers. Rather, every person who lived according to the precepts of Chrysippus or Epicurus was every bit as much a philosopher as they.” PersonsPhilosophyFactsBitsModernPhilosophicalAncientPhilosopherDiscourseDifferentiateModern PhilosophyAncient Philosophy Author:Pierre Hadot
“I did not intend to be a writer. I first wanted to be a lawyer, like my father. Then I got bit by the bug of philosophy and wanted to be a philosophy professor. I went to graduate school and quickly discovered it was impossible for a woman in those days - this was the early fifties - to be a philosopher, so I gave that up.” FirstsPhilosophyWantedSchoolFatherBitsImpossiblePhilosopherLawyerProfessorsGraduatesBugsGraduate School Author:Alix Kates Shulman