I would like to suggest the following...... Our physical world is built out of positive/negative dualistic physics, and human experience frames everything on that dualistic way of seeing everything (perceived good and evil)..... but we humans are also necessarily a part of the monistic oneness... (oneness at the root of it all) which our physical… Continue reading Reality dispels superstition – dealing with populist structures Monism dispels the myths of Dualism
Category: What does the Future Hold for Humanity?
The Golden Age – Should we look backwards or should we look forwards?
Should we be reaching into the deep past for the human age of purity? Or are we moving towards a time of "better" and "more clarity" in the future? Religions say, look to some time in the past where all was revealed once and for all, while the sciences are saying that we are constantly… Continue reading The Golden Age – Should we look backwards or should we look forwards?
Confucius – a summary
Speaking of social stability - Confucius is central.... These summaries are really worth the read!Excerpt: "It is also what a Chinese sociologist called a "diffused religion"; its institutions were not a separate church, but those of society, family, school, and state; its priests were not separate liturgical specialists, but parents, teachers, and officials. Confucianism was… Continue reading Confucius – a summary
The future of religion – two viewpoints
An article on religion and the future of religion..... and a "response" taken from C.G.Jung's "Memories, Dreams and Reflections"..... first the BBC article (both are a bit of a read http://www.bbc.com/future/story/20190801-tomorrows-gods-what-is-the-future-of-religion My personal thoughts: i am neither of the hard core camp of "God is a myth made by man" nor am i a believer… Continue reading The future of religion – two viewpoints
A Window into how the Chinese think – Society based on li – li mao de li [politeness and etiquette]
Anyone who is interested in how the Chinese think, this is very worth the (long) read. 🙂 Except: "What I want to conclude with is to say that as the I Ching [Book of Changes, an ancient Chinese divination text] teaches us, there are cycles within cycles. China may be on the way up today.… Continue reading A Window into how the Chinese think – Society based on li – li mao de li [politeness and etiquette]
Eurocentrism – What is it?
I am placing several items here which look at Eurocentrism - which by definition means:" Eurocentrism (also Eurocentricity or Western-centrism) is a worldview centered on or biased towards Western civilization. The exact scope of centrism varies from the entire Western world to only Europe or even just Western Europe (especially during the Cold War). When… Continue reading Eurocentrism – What is it?
Treat others the way you wish to be treated – Human Ethics
In this world....There are so many legitimate rights that can be fought for..... There are so many wrongs that need to be righted.....There are so many ideologies, which is correct and which is incorrect?There are so many beliefs.. which are correct and which are incorrect?There are so many religions.. which are correct and which are… Continue reading Treat others the way you wish to be treated – Human Ethics
Aristotelian and Buddhist Ethics for our times
Exerpt: Can the ancient philosophies offer any guidance for life in the twenty-first century? Edith Hall (pictured) and Antonia Macaro believe they can. Hall advocates Aristotle’s Way, a path to human flourishing built on evidence-based reason. Macaro also draws on ideas in Buddhism and classical Stoicism, which have strikingly similar ideas about a life of… Continue reading Aristotelian and Buddhist Ethics for our times
The Future – full of fear?
I am compiling some articles here of some of the views of the future which are circulating in this year two thousand and eighteen. This article is about the super-rich, looking for ways to survive the "Apocolypse" Honestly, sounds like they have been watching too many scarey shows...... the Earth is alot more resilient than… Continue reading The Future – full of fear?
Reality is Dharma 