“What yoga philosophy and all the great Buddhist teachings tells us is that solidity is a creation of the ordinary mind and that there never was anything permanent to begin with that we could hold on to. Life would be much easier and substantially less painful if we lived with the knowledge of impermanence as the only constant.” IfsMindPhilosophyWould BeSuccessTeachingCreationEasierOrdinaryYogaConstantPainfulBuddhistPermanentImpermanenceSolidity Book:Yoga Mind, Body & Spirit: A Return to Wholeness Source: Yoga Mind, Body & Spirit: A Return to Wholeness
“Rumors and reports of man's relation with animals are the world's oldest news stories, headlined in the stars of the zodiac, posted on the walls of prehistoric caves, inscribed in the languages of Egyptian myth, Greek philosophy, Hindu religion, Christian art, our own DNA. Belonging within the circle of mankind's intimate acquaintance ... constant albeit speechless companions, they supplied energies fit to be harnessed or roasted.” MenWorldArtPhilosophyStoriesChristianEnergyLanguageStarsAnimalMankindWallFitNewsRelationConstantMythCirclesGreekIntimateReportsCompanionBelongingCavesDnaAcquaintanceRumorEgyptianSpeechlessReligion ChristianPrehistoricZodiacNews StoriesHindu ReligionGreek PhilosophyChristian Art Author:Lewis H. Lapham
“My philosophy and my belief was that there was a long way for us to go in improving what we had ever known before, that this country of ours was a country of constant improvement. And so I thought that, well, what my whole approach was based on the promise of a better America.” WayWellsLongCountryPhilosophyWholeAmericaBeliefKnownPromiseApproachConstantImprovementImprovingLong WayConstant Improvement Author:Ronald Reagan
“I am opposing it with an idea of the history of philosophy as a history of philosophers, that is, a history of mortal, fragile and limited creatures like you and I. I am against the idea of clean, clearly distinct epochs in the history of philosophy or indeed in anything else. I think that history is always messy, contingent, plural and material. I am against the constant revenge of idealism in how we think about history.” ThinkingIdeasPhilosophyMaterialsLike YouCreaturesConstantCleanPhilosopherRevengeMortalsFragileIdealismMessyOpposing Author:Simon Critchley