Plato said that the world wouldn’t be right until philosophers were kings and kings philosophers. We’d add to this that …
Tag: wisdom
The Craziness of the Daily News
News organisations claim to be informing us with their bulletins. In fact, more and often than not, they are driving …
Transference
Transference is a very useful word from psychoanalysis which describes the process whereby we react to situations in the present …
Why God Wants You To Have Sex Every Friday
According to sacred ancient Hebrew texts, it’s a couple’s duty under God to have sex every Friday night. That’s an …
HISTORY OF IDEAS – Art
By looking back at the history of art, we can get a clearer sense of what the purpose of art …
How to Forgive
Being unforgiving comes easily to most of us; it’s the first basic response. Which doesn’t mean it has to be …
HISTORY OF IDEAS – Wabi-sabi
At the heart of Japanese philosophy and wisdom lies a concept called ‘wabi-sabi’; a term which denotes a commitment to …
Confidence
One of the most apparently trivial but in truth crucial ingredients behind success is the thing we call Confidence. What …