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“The very problem of mind and body suggests division; I do not know of anything so disastrously affected by the habit of division as this particular theme. In its discussion are reflected the splitting off from each other of religion, morals and science; the divorce of philosophy from science and of both from the arts of conduct. The evils which we suffer in education, in religion, in the materialism of business and the aloofness of "intellectuals" from life, in the whole separation of knowledge and practice -- all testify to the necessity of seeing mind-body as an integral whole.”

“The more serious poetry of the race has a philosophical structure of thought. It contains beliefs and conceptions in regard to the nature of man and the universe, God and the soul, fate and providence, suffering, evil and destiny. Great poetry always has, like the higher religion, a metaphysical content. It deals with the same august issues, experiences and conceptions as metaphysics or first philosophy.”

Source: The Field of Philosophy: An Outline of Lectures on Introduction to Philosophy

“Tantra is for the desperate. Unless you've really experienced pain and suffering, tantra won't work. Unless you've really experienced exultation and ecstasy, tantra won't work.”

Philosophy Pain Suffering Desperate Ecstasy Tantra Pain And Suffering

Author:Frederick Lenz

“Tantric Buddhists don't believe in sin. Stupidity, yes, meaning we make ourselves or others suffer.”

Believe Philosophy Suffering Sin Don't Believe Stupidity Buddhist

Author:Frederick Lenz

“How impossible it is for strong healthy people to understand the way in which bodily malaise and suffering eats at the root of one's life! The philosophy that is true - the religion that is strength to the healthy - is constantly emptiness to one when the head is distracted and every sensation is oppressive.”

People Way Philosophy Suffering Strong Impossible Healthy Roots Illness Emptiness Sensations Distracted Malaise

Book:Delphi Complete Works of George Eliot (Illustrated)

Source: Delphi Complete Works of George Eliot (Illustrated)

“Once you teach people to say what they do not understand, it is easy enough to get them to say anything you like. v One could wish no easier death than that of Socrates, calmly discussing philosophy with his friends; one could fear nothing worse than that of Jesus, dying in torment, among the insults, the mockery, the curses of the whole nation. In the midst of these terrible sufferings, Jesus prays for his cruel murderers. Yes, if the life and death of Socrates are those of a philosopher, the life and death of Christ are those of a God.”

“The Zen philosophy posits that 'human beings suffer' and 'the cause of suffering is desire.' The way to put an end to suffering is to stop wanting everything, all the time.”

Way Humans Ends Philosophy Desire Time Suffering Causes Human Beings

Book:Social Intelligence: The New Science of Success

Source: Social Intelligence: The New Science of Success

“If we include hedonistic philosophy in hospitals, the lives of patients suffering from cancer would be much, much better.”

Ifs Philosophy Would Be Suffering Patient Cancer Hospitals Hedonistic

Author:Michel Onfray

“... we can bear with great philosophy the sufferings of others, especially if we do not actually see them.”

Ifs Philosophy Suffering Bears Philosophical Hardship Suffering Of Others Great Philosophy

Book:Beauty for Ashes, by Albion Fellows Bacon; with Numerous Illustrations

Source: Beauty for Ashes, by Albion Fellows Bacon; with Numerous Illustrations

“There are two parts to the human dilemma. One is the belief that the end justifies the means. That push-button philosophy, that deliberate deafness to suffering, has become the monster in the war machine. The other is the betrayal of the human spirit: the assertion of dogma that closes the mind, and turns a nation, a civilization, into a regiment of ghosts--obedient ghosts or tortured ghosts.”

Source: The Ascent of Man

“Language corresponds only to itself. Intellectuals suffer from that. And once you begin to question language, you cannot stop at studying linguistics. Analytical philosophy becomes insufficient, artificial grammar becomes insufficient.”

Philosophy Suffering Language Study Artificial Grammar Linguistics Insufficient

Author:Martin Walser

“I do a lot of reading on Buddhist philosophy, and a Buddhist nun named Pema Chödrön talks a lot about acceptance. It's one of the main tenets of Buddhism - accepting that what is, is. The root of our suffering is when we just don't want to accept a truth. We want something to be different than it is.”

Want Different Philosophy Suffering Reading Accepting Acceptance Buddhism Roots Buddhist Drs Want Something Nun Buddhist Philosophy

Author:Sara Bareilles

“The entire concept of pessimism crumbles the moment one human being puts aside thoughts of self and reaches out to another to minister to her suffering. The experience of either person can neither be denied nor adequately explained by a negative philosophy.”

Humans Persons Self Philosophy Moments Suffering Human Beings Concepts Negative Ministers Pessimism Denied Reach Out

Book:Mike Nelson's Mind over Matters

Source: Mike Nelson's Mind over Matters

“I am myself an empiric in natural philosophy, suffering my faith to go no further than my facts. I am pleased, however, to see the efforts of hypothetical speculation, because by the collisions of different hypotheses, truth may be elicited and science advanced in the end.”

May Different Ends Philosophy Facts Suffering Natural Effort Hypothesis Speculation Collision Hypothetical Natural Philosophy

Book:The Writings of Thomas Jefferson: Correspondence, cont

Source: The Writings of Thomas Jefferson: Correspondence, cont

“I fully agree with you about the significance and educational value of as well as history and philosophy of science. So many people today - and even professional - seem to me like someone who has seen thousands of trees but has never seen a forest. A knowledge of the historic and philosophical background gives that kind of independence from prejudices of his generation from which most scientists are suffering. This independence created by philosophical insight is - in my opinion - the mark of distinction between a mere artisan or specialist and a real seeker after truth.”