Tag Archives: wisdom

Poetry and Religion

Posted on August 3, 2010 by activephilosophy

So I was reading reddit.com and a user submitted a photograph of the following religious peom with the title, “Sigh…this was posted on a hallway whiteboard in my office the other day.” “Almighty God, of majesty high walked on this … Continue reading →

Posted in Quick Ideas, Quotes | Tagged atheism, Christianity, commanality, existence, fight, poetry, purpose, unecessary, views, wisdom, wit, worldview | 3 Comments

Beyond Theism/Atheism

Posted on May 13, 2009 by deadondres

Puff Daddy: “Let’s change the world, BIG.” Notorious BIG: “Can’t change the world unless we change ourselves.” Beyond Atheism/Theism “I must create a system or be enslaved by another man’s; I will not reason and compare; my business is to … Continue reading →

Posted in Active Philosophy | Tagged agnosticism, atheism, belief, brand, catholicism, Christianity, discipline, division, faith, freedom, Gandhi, gentiles, gnostic, God, Gospel of Thomas, heaven, Hegel, history, judaism, knowledge, Leibniz, love, morality, Nietzshe, ownership, Pascal, raft, religion, Spinoza, spiritual, theism, tolerance, truth, unity, William Blake, wisdom, Wittgenstein | 1 Comment

Fragments from Wittgenstein’s Culture and Value

Posted on April 25, 2009 by deadondres

“Are all men great? No. – Well then, how can you have any hope of being a great man! Why should something be bestowed on you that’s not bestowed on your neighbor? To what purpose? If it isn’t your wish … Continue reading →

Posted in Quotes | Tagged belief, certainty, change, christ, cold, conviction, creation, culture, death, determination, direction, doctrine, faith, forces, God, hell, Holy Ghost, judgement, knowledge, life, logic, love, nature, new way of thinking, Philosophy, power, prices, redemption, religion, resurrection, rights, roots, Self-improvement, talent, thinking, thought, thoughts, trees, value, vanity, will, wisdom, Wittgenstein | 1 Comment

Reincarnation And Life After Death

Posted on April 6, 2009 by deadondres

This is a conversation from the gospels of Buddha; this posting was inspired by a conversation begun in Fear Of One Another and circles around in a nifty way to questions raised in Sameness. Kutadanta: I am told you are the Buddha, … Continue reading →

Posted in Quotes | Tagged afterlife, awakening, awareness, Buddha, candle, death, difference, dying, empathy, enlightenment, essence, existence, flames, identity, immortality, kutadanta, lamp, life, living, mankind, oil, power, presence, rebirth, reincarnation, sameness, spirit, spirituality, truth, universe, wisdom | 7 Comments

Serenity Prayer

Posted on February 12, 2009 by activephilosophy

I strive to have… the serenity to accept the things I cannot change… the courage to change the things I can.. and the wisdom to tell the difference. This is one of the best active philosophies of all time. This … Continue reading →

Posted in Quick Ideas | Tagged accept, bible, change, courage, differnce, God, kurt, Quotes, serenity, vonnegut, wisdom | 3 Comments

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