Philosophical Speculations

Is he not aware of the spiritual activity that gives rise to tought images, or is it like you said that it is too rooted in the mission or impulses they try to embodie? Another question, the (thinking) process you described in the essay as an actual world process, is only known intuitive as somethi...

Come to the orchard in Spring. There is light and wine, and sweethearts in the pomegranate flowers. If you do not come, these do not matter. If you do come, these do not matter. “A Great Wagon” by Rumi So little is understood re NDE’s that virtually all belief systems can ‘explain’ them Same with o...

Lou Gold wrote: ↑Tue Feb 13, 2024 7:24 pm Come to the orchard in Spring.
There is light and wine, and sweethearts
in the pomegranate flowers.

If you do not come, these do not matter.
If you do come, these do not matter.

“A Great Wagon” by Rumi

So little is understood re NDE’s that virtually all belief systems can ‘explain’ them

To spiritualize the world means to perceive the world as Being, to perceive the world as self. The Upanishads speak of evolution as non ending. A possible progression is detailed as: “I am That, thou art That, all this is nothing but That” It begins with the essential realization of self as unbounde...

As I said, nobody denies agency and responsibility here, it's just that agency does not need the "agent" to be able to act. I wish that were true, Eugene, but the pattern of comments shows otherwise. This is why you feel the Earthly kingdoms cannot evolve to more spiritual stages through ...

This opens the question: if you somehow see an image of the riverbed of your character, temperament, interests, preferences, etc. and this image cannot be the reality, then what is the reality of this riverbed and how can it be known in its true nature? The landscape of one’s character, inclination...

This opens the question: if you somehow see an image of the riverbed of your character, temperament, interests, preferences, etc. and this image cannot be the reality, then what is the reality of this riverbed and how can it be known in its true nature? The landscape of one’s character, inclination...

So which is it, Eugene, is the 'direct method' sufficient or not? Is it sufficient for developing the love and compassion to simply treat each other more kindly? Then what is the purpose of the intuitive and imaginative abilities of thinking? Let's remember, St. Francis of Assisi didn't simply go a...

I don't think it will be of much use to abstractly try and explain why "Thinking and Willing" in Anthroposophical terms is not at all what people imagine it to be, i.e. the intellectual voice, mental picturing, and daily intents. These are only the shadows or outermost circumference of Th...

I think it's dangerous to conceive of philosophy as a tool - you are again conceiving your thinking activity as a tool, operated from outside the tool, but never mind. Philosophy is a specific way of thinking activity, and there are other ways. When we become skillful in exercising our thinking abi...