I am on the 4th term studying Philosophy. We had our first class tonight, subject is "Presence of Mind". This course is not leading to qualification, I am taking it purely as a life skill, there is no end to the course, it continues on.....until I decide to resign from it. If you have an open mind then you can never know everything or be "completely wise". Im finding philosophy facinating, I dont have a problem understanding it, the hard part is putting it into practice in my everyday life. Its all very well "treating people as you would yourself", when they do not treat you with the same love and respect (they obviously dont attend the same class). I know, I know, the point is to not concern myself with how others behave, but still, its hard ya know! rolleyes
“Mortal men ask God for good things every day, but they never pray that they may make good use of them. They want fortune to wait upon their desires, but are not concerned that desire should wait upon reason.
They would like all their household furniture down to the last article to be made as beautiful as possible, but they are hardly ever concerned that the soul should become beautiful. They diligently seek out remedies for bodily diseases but neglect the diseases of the soul. They think they can be at peace with others, yet they continually wage war with themselves. For there is a constant battle between body and soul, between the senses and reason.”
Let us, I beg you, nourish and increase the spirit with spiritual food…. Let us climb into the high watch tower of the mind, leaving the dust of the body below; then we will gaze more closely at the divine and view the mortal from a distance.”
Marcilio Ficino (1433-1499) idea
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Despite what you may think, I have a lot of information and thoughts, all fighting for space and attention in my head... maybe writing some of it down now and again might clear out some space :)
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