In the following two videos, Jiddu Krishnamurti advises us to illuminate the way, for ourselves, to freedom, peace, and spiritual enlightenment.
For those who wish to complain for every little thing in their lives, please spare a thought for those who are less well off than yourself.
If you can answer favourably to all the above questions, what right do you have to complain?
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Read the biography of Epictetus
Buy Epictetus’ ‘Discourses and Selected Writings’
I will be posting selected passages from Epictetus’ two books: ‘The Discourses’ and ‘The Handbook’
I begin the series with two such passages of stoicism to help you attain a free and peaceful mind, as well as learning the virtues of contented living. Read more…
I never thought I could learn any sort of wisdom from an actor such as Will Smith, but he surprisingly seems to be a man who excels in positive thinking and also possesses a steely determination to succeed in life.
I always assumed that celebrities usually spent their spare time getting drunk at parties and attending to their looks every second of the day…how wrong was I.
Wisdom, wisdom and more wisdom! How many more times must I spell out this simple but obscure six letter word that hides a beneficent gift to humankind.
The reason for encouraging you to attain this rare commodity, is because of the seemingly sad state of today’s superficial and ignorant world.
Whilst pursuing the things that we think will make us happy, paradoxically, they eventually serve to make us more miserable as we continue down the path of self-destruction.
Why not get off this ignorant path of perdition, my friend, and instead discover for yourself a pathless trail towards self-knowledge, self-improvement and limitless wisdom.
What can we learn from Bruce Lee’s philosophical wisdom of Martial Arts and life in general?
As I have already pointed out in my post ‘Code of Conduct to Living: 4 Rules You Must Follow To Achieve Personal Growth’ we can learn much from his philosophical style ‘Jeet Kune Do’ in regards personal growth, overcoming obstacles and adapting to life’s changes.
Now we come to the subject of self-improvement which was something that Lee voraciously pursued everyday of his short life. Lee masochistically pushed his mind, body and spirit to their limits trying to achieve perfection itself.
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