A wind horse carrying the “desire to attain the jewel of enlightenment”. The Tibetan name for prayer flags is dar cho; dar generally means “increase” – of life, prosperity, health, and happiness, while cho refers to all sentient beings. Prayer flags are simple handicrafts that, united with the energy of nature, harmoniously blend with the … Read more
“Infatuation is more suited to the stage than to a human’s life. When it comes to the stage, love is always the subject of comedy, and only occasionally tragedy; in life, however, passionate love brings many troubles – sometimes as a seductress, sometimes as a shrew. You will notice that among all the great and … Read more
Jose Ortega y Gasset, the most famous Spanish philosopher of the 20th century, left behind a highly interesting body of work that touches on a wide range of topics that preoccupy the modern human. Born in 1883, he lived through all the important events that shaped the modern world, so his works represent an extremely … Read more
“The need for a state of morale that arises from the pure nature itself, from the battle itself, was emphasized by Plato in all his works, and more than twenty centuries later by Kant and his successors. There is no philosopher who considered himself such, or a thinker who would doubt this need. Despite the … Read more
Apolonius – On Harmony Apolonius of Tyana was a Greek philosopher, neoplatonic, teacher, and mystic from the 1st century. Throughout his life, he received knowledge from wise people he encountered and visited on his numerous journeys, and he himself became a renowned teacher. He would teach and advise those who were willing to listen on … Read more
