Among the most precious messages left to us by ancient Greece are certainly the works of Plato. This great philosopher, the subject of eternal debate among different schools of thought, remains relevant in every era because he speaks about what transcends the limitations of specific historical moments: the content of human life, what happens to … Read more
“When God looks at a creature, He gives it existence; When a creature looks at God, it gains its existence. The soul has a rational, knowing existence; Therefore, where God is, there is the soul, and where the soul is, there is God.” Meister Eckhart was born around 1260 in the small village of Hochheim … Read more
Even the largest tree starts from a small seed. Even the tallest tower starts from a pile of earth. Even the longest journey starts with the first step. However, in the middle of the first millennium BCE, China was hit by political and social unrest. Traditional values gradually lost their original meaning and no longer … Read more
The foundation and soil on which all our knowledge and sciences rest is the Unexplainable. Therefore, every explanation is reduced to it with the help of more or less indirect members, as at sea, with the help of a fishing line, sometimes on a shallower, and sometimes on a deeper depth, one must always touch … Read more
“We need to develop a sense of general responsibility towards the various problems our planet is facing. Responsibility does not lie solely with the leaders of our countries or those appointed or elected to do a specific job. It lies with each and every one of us individually. Peace, for example, begins within each of … Read more
1976, at the age of seventy-nine, after a lifetime of serving in the British army, where he held high positions and mingled with presidents and kings, General John Bagot Glubb, known as Glubb Pasha, wrote a short but insightful essay about the life cycle of empires titled The Fate of Empires. In this little book, … Read more
What distinguishes a floating log from a ship made of the same wood is that the ship has oars and can sail against the current. N. Sri Ram I heard these words from Sri Ram in my distant youth. This sentence was not part of his lectures, and I do not know if it is … Read more
In recent years, so-called conspiracy theories have become very widespread. Without entering into a discussion of whether some of them are true, the term “conspiracy theory” implies that they are theories, therefore unproven claims. Despite this, they easily find their way into people’s minds and convince many advocates of their truth. Conspiracy theories are not … Read more
When common sense and knowledge disappear from the panorama of everyday life, the so-called “public opinion” takes its place as the infallible judge of everything that is done and said. However, public opinion is neither wise nor reasonable, not because it couldn’t be, but because it doesn’t care. On the contrary, it is an attempt … Read more
Safety is the fruit of knowledge Self-confidence is one of those states that human beings strive for the most, and at the same time, it is the most difficult to attain. It is synonymous with self-trust, self-assertion, that intimate security that allows us to be, and as a result, to do what we have chosen. … Read more
