Category Archives: Philosophy
Pierre Grimes on Alan Watts video lectures
In depth discourse on enlightenment, the problems of mankind, and the solution. Explores understanding, meditation, Midwifery, and the dialectic, and then turns back upon itself and considers the whole. Important introductory video that utilizes The Symposium, The Republic, and Parmenides. … Continue reading
MENTOFREEIST LECTURES
This is a lecture given at a California university about 20 years ago by Vargus Pike about MENTOFREEISM. This was filmed within DAYS of his disappearance. It is interesting that a lot of the problems he was addressing here are … Continue reading
Abstract Painting – Art Without Meaning
Can art be of importance without meaning? Must “good” art convey the zeitgeist of the times in which it was created? Does “depth of meaning” correlate directly to “goodness” of art? A definition of terms here would be of value … Continue reading
Non Duality
The sage philosopher, Alan Watts, in his book ‘ the joyous cosmology ‘ states ‘ consciousness peers out from a centre which it cannot see – and that is the root of the matter ‘ .
Cause and Effect
A certain woman had been trekking with a tour group in the Carpathian mountains of Eastern Europe. They were scheduled to spend the night in a hostel, and when they had settled in the woman was totally surprised and delighted … Continue reading
The Conception of Freedom
Written when the author stayed in Frankfurt, “The Sufferings of Young Werther” (1774) is one of Goethe’s well-known works. The epistolary novel analyzes the tragic love of Werther to the pretty but unattainable Lotte. Goethe’s literary works were great and … Continue reading
What On Earth Is Going On Here?
It’s all a miracle, when you come to think of it. All of it. Billions of years ago, out of nothing, a universe evolved from a sound. The vibration of this “big bang” still continues to expand. A planet evolved … Continue reading
Dr John Demartini, The Secret And Transformation
Dr. John Demartini, THE SECRET, and Transforming the World A One on One Interview Part I On November 2nd Dr John Demartini appeared as a panel guest on The Larry King Show called “Beyond Positive Thinking.” In a highly simplified … Continue reading
Applied Mysticism
Life has a way of working itself out. In the process of living your life, things have a way of resolving themselves. Another way of saying this is “ask and receive.” This works on the idea of getting answers from … Continue reading
Humanity is Longing For a Picnic
This summer a couple of friends and I ate at a small hobby farm turned part-time restaurant located in the way-out boonies. They make pizza and bread in a brick oven and that’s all—pizza and bread. They are wildly popular. … Continue reading