Once Buddha came to a lecture holding a flower in his hand. He remained silent for a long time until someone dared to ask him why he was silent. Buddha smiled and said: “This flower I hold in my hand speaks more than I could ever tell you, more than can be expressed in words. … Read more
Art represents an exciting world to contemplate, with a plethora of nuances, suggestive and simultaneously profound, yet due to its nature, this world is difficult to grasp from a rational and logical perspective. What to say to someone who excitedly observes the work of the sculptor Antonio Canova, elevated by the sound of a flute … Read more
Recently, I have been contemplating the ability to perceive beauty and meaning. In order to perceive anything, it is necessary to develop our sensory organs. We have developed eyes to see. Without ears, sound waves would be elusive to us. If someone were to talk to us about pleasant and unpleasant smells, we wouldn’t know … Read more
This is a question that awakens within us original masterpieces, those genius works and achievements that some people have managed to accomplish as if guided by special forces, certainly superior to those people themselves. What magical force was leading them? Which special currents did they know how to follow? This is also a question that … Read more
Day by day, and much longer than we suppose, we use our senses, our five senses. That’s why it’s necessary to direct our attention towards them and start practicing it in our daily lives. Touch is a reaction of our skin’s sensitivity to contact with objects. It allows us to perceive coldness, warmth, softness, roughness… … Read more
Is there my mind outside of me? Who am I, if not my mind? Many of us have experienced moments of internal conflict in which it seems as if two different persons are arguing within us, only to eventually agree with one of them. Sometimes we are even surprised when we realize that our mind … Read more
An attempt to explain women should be freed from demands and expectations, because every attempt to write about a woman is limited by rational discourse. To truly learn something about a woman and have a direct benefit from it in our life, we must empty our minds and be open to the new, as in … Read more
Can we think completely independently, without any influence? I don’t think anyone can. However, we can accept ideas from others that align so closely with our own that we begin to feel them as our own. We can adopt ideas, thoughts, and beliefs that we believe are the best fit for us. When it comes … Read more
What does it mean to think independently? Does it mean thinking independently of external influences? Or to confront one’s ideas with the practical experience of everyday life? Independent thinking is a fundamental characteristic of philosophical endeavor and the philosophical path, which consists of an individual search for truth in order to better understand ourselves and … Read more
Analogical thinking also exists. Analogical thinking helps us understand something unknown by comparing it to something known. Analogies have allowed humanity to comprehend things beyond the reach of our senses for thousands of years. Analogies occur in different forms, even a myth can be an analogy. Steve Jobs is considered a great advocate of analogies. … Read more
