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Category Archives: Eastern philosophy
Entering the Way
Student – How may I enter the Way? Teacher – Do you hear the murmur of the mountain stream? There you may enter. — Zen Koan
Posted in Advaita, Eastern philosophy, non-duality, spirituality
Tagged Consciousness, mountain stream, non-duality, reality, The Way, zen vision
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Dialogue in Internet – lll
X. I follow a spiritual philosophy which dictates that the Divine is immanent in every aspect of creation and transcends creation, possessing no limit. Using reason, if one equates God with the sum of everything that exists, both material and … Continue reading
Posted in Advaita, Eastern philosophy, Mysticism, religion, spirituality
Tagged Consciousness, Creation, God, mysticism, panentheism, pantheism, reality, realization, religion, the Self
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Quotations of M. Hiriyanna on Philosophy and Aesthetics
:: To quote Prof Hiriyanna… :: “The most noticeable feature of Indian Philosophy is the stress it lays upon the influence which Knowledge ought to have on life…None of the systems that developed in the course of centuries in India … Continue reading
Posted in Eastern philosophy, non-duality, spirituality, vedanta
Tagged Aesthetics, freedom, Indian philosophy, life of harmony, moksha, passionless purity
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Indian philosophy and esthetics
Alan Jacobs was tagged in Veda Vijnan Rishikulam‘s photo. Professor M (Mysooru) Hiriyanna (7th May, 1871- 1950) was one of the greatest Samskrit thinkers and Vedantic scholars of the 19th-20th centuries. An authority on Indian Philosophy (Bhaarateeya Darshanaaha), he was … Continue reading
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Tagged beauty in nature, esthetics, Indian philosophy, Orientalists
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Everything is illusion.
Since everything is but an illusion, perfect in being what it is, having nothing to do with good or bad, acceptance or rejection, one might as well burst out laughing! ~ Longchenpa
Posted in Eastern philosophy, Sin categoría, spirituality
Tagged Budhism, goo, good and bad, illusion, Longchenpa, perfect being, polarities
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Plotinus life, by Porphyry (Cont.)
‘Good and kindly, singularly gentle and engaging : thus the oracle presents him, and so in fact we found him. Sleeplessly alert – Apollo tells- pure soul, ever striving towards the divine which he loved with all his being, he … Continue reading
Posted in Eastern philosophy, philosophy, spirituality
Tagged biography, blessed spirits, celestial circle, Plato, Plotinus, Porphyry, union with God
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Plotinus, Porphyry, (Apollo)
The following (in part) are the words that the god Apollo declaimed when consulted at his Oracle about the merits and person of Plotinus, that exalted philosopher and mystic, only comparable to Plato himself (no to mention Socrates). This was … Continue reading
Posted in Eastern philosophy, philosophy, spirituality
Tagged Apollo, Muses, mysticism, Plotinus, Porphyry, Union with the divine
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Know your Self (gnozi seauton)
The purpose of life is to be at Peace, to Love all beings, and to know who you are. Know your Self and you know everything. ~ Sri H. W. L. Poonja (Papaji)
Posted in Eastern philosophy, spirituality
Tagged Love, Peace, purpose of life, self-knowledge
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“Those who know are silent”
Those who speak do not know, those who know are silent, I heard this saying from the old gentleman.* If the old gentleman was one who knew the way, Why did he feel able to write five thousand words? Bai … Continue reading
Posted in Advaita, awakening, Eastern philosophy, non-duality, spirituality
Tagged five thousand words, Lao Tse, silence
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Unanimous Tradition / Tradición Unánime 