
The Horses and the God
“Everyone is the other and no one is himself.” ― Martin Heidegger, Being and Time Being. Being is the core around Plato’s teaching. It is the core around the teaching of […]
“Everyone is the other and no one is himself.” ― Martin Heidegger, Being and Time Being. Being is the core around Plato’s teaching. It is the core around the teaching of […]
Like most plays, the Phaedo begins with an introduction of the protagonist. In this case, we are presented with two men, Phaedo and Execrates. They are the only ones who […]
symbol (n.) early 15c., “creed, summary, religious belief,” from Late Latin symbolum “creed, token, mark,” from Greek symbolon “token, watchword, sign by which one infers; ticket, a permit, licence” (the word was applied c. […]
Awakening is a Threat Awakenings are always heart-breaking. The reason for this is that the ego, as it begins to ground itself, forms something like a shell, a protective avatar that is designed to protect you in the world. The ego and all its attachments and systems are attached to the heart space, like skin is attached to the body […]
ego (n.) by 1707, in metaphysics, “the self; that which feels, acts, or thinks,” from Latin ego “I” (cognate with Old English ic; see I); its use is implied in egoity. They that have pleaded against Propriety, and would have all things common in this World, have forgotten that there is a Propriety, in our present Egoity, and Natural Constitution, which rendereth some accidental Propriety necessary to us (etc.) [“The Practical Works of […]