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Knowledge Reform » Spirituality http://www.knowledgereform.com Inspirational Words of Wisdom, Knowledge & Philosophy Resource Fri, 03 Feb 2012 16:16:28 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Thought-Provoking Documentaries: Krishnamurti – The Real Revolution http://www.knowledgereform.com/2012/01/16/thought-provoking-documentaries-krishnamurti-the-real-revolution/ http://www.knowledgereform.com/2012/01/16/thought-provoking-documentaries-krishnamurti-the-real-revolution/#comments Mon, 16 Jan 2012 10:07:03 +0000 Jason Cooper http://www.knowledgereform.com/?p=12132 Jiddu Krishnamurti is regarded globally as one of the greatest thinkers and religious teachers of all time. He did not expound any philosophy or religion, but rather talked of the things that concern all of us in our everyday lives, of the problems of living in modern society with its violence and corruption, of the [...]

]]> http://www.knowledgereform.com/2012/01/16/thought-provoking-documentaries-krishnamurti-the-real-revolution/feed/ 0 2012 – End of the World or the End of Ignorance? http://www.knowledgereform.com/2012/01/09/2012-end-of-the-world-or-the-end-of-ignorance/ http://www.knowledgereform.com/2012/01/09/2012-end-of-the-world-or-the-end-of-ignorance/#comments Mon, 09 Jan 2012 12:57:20 +0000 Jason Cooper http://www.knowledgereform.com/?p=12898 I thought it apt to enter the New Year with the following insightful quote, which all depends on what path our consciousness and actions takes us. This not only relates to the ending of the Mayan Calendar, but also highlights the apparently huge but difficult challenges that awaits the world in 2012. Hopefully we can [...]

]]> http://www.knowledgereform.com/2012/01/09/2012-end-of-the-world-or-the-end-of-ignorance/feed/ 0 Wisdom Books: Corpus Hermeticum by Hermes Trismegistus http://www.knowledgereform.com/2011/12/19/wisdom-books-corpus-hermeticum-by-hermes-trismegistus/ http://www.knowledgereform.com/2011/12/19/wisdom-books-corpus-hermeticum-by-hermes-trismegistus/#comments Mon, 19 Dec 2011 12:33:06 +0000 Jason Cooper http://www.knowledgereform.com/?p=12049 The Hermetica are a body of theological-philosophical texts written in late antiquity, but long believed to be much older. Their supposed author, Hermes Trismegistus, was thought to be a contemporary of Moses, and the Hermetic philosophy was regarded as an ancient theology, parallel to the received wisdom of the Bible. Excerpt from Corpus Hermeticum: The [...]

]]> http://www.knowledgereform.com/2011/12/19/wisdom-books-corpus-hermeticum-by-hermes-trismegistus/feed/ 0 Wisdom Books: Toward Wisdom by Copthorne Macdonald http://www.knowledgereform.com/2011/11/09/wisdom-books-towards-wisdom-by-copthorne-macdonald/ http://www.knowledgereform.com/2011/11/09/wisdom-books-towards-wisdom-by-copthorne-macdonald/#comments Wed, 09 Nov 2011 11:29:24 +0000 Jason Cooper http://www.knowledgereform.com/?p=12288 Toward Wisdom addresses the nature of wisdom, humanity’s need for it, and ways and means of developing it. The situation the world faces today is extremely complex. Long-cherished values have begun to conflict with each other: material comfort vs. an uncontaminated world; economic growth now vs. economic well-being for our grandchildren. Toward Wisdom takes the [...]

]]> http://www.knowledgereform.com/2011/11/09/wisdom-books-towards-wisdom-by-copthorne-macdonald/feed/ 0 Ancient Egyptian Wisdom: Akhenaten – The Pharaoh of Wisdom http://www.knowledgereform.com/2011/10/31/ancient-egyptian-wisdom-akhenaten-the-pharaoh-of-wisdom/ http://www.knowledgereform.com/2011/10/31/ancient-egyptian-wisdom-akhenaten-the-pharaoh-of-wisdom/#comments Mon, 31 Oct 2011 13:35:09 +0000 Jason Cooper http://www.knowledgereform.com/?p=10714 This post is part of the ‘Ancient Egyptian Wisdom’ series, please read the following first part: Ancient Egyptian Wisdom: Egypt – Source of All Knowledge and Wisdom? As we continue our mysterious but magical journey through ancient Egypt, we now come to a man who completely revolutionised the spiritual thinking and knowledge of his people [...]

]]> http://www.knowledgereform.com/2011/10/31/ancient-egyptian-wisdom-akhenaten-the-pharaoh-of-wisdom/feed/ 0 Book Review: Wisdom Bible by Sanderson Beck http://www.knowledgereform.com/2011/09/24/book-review-wisdom-bible-by-sanderson-beck/ http://www.knowledgereform.com/2011/09/24/book-review-wisdom-bible-by-sanderson-beck/#comments Sat, 24 Sep 2011 12:31:02 +0000 Jason Cooper http://www.knowledgereform.com/?p=11712 Description: Wisdom Bible is a collection of the greatest spiritual and philosophical classics from ancient Daoism, Confucianism, Hinduism, Buddhism, Platonism, Epicureanism, Stoicism, Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. Whole texts are included, but only selections from the Qur’an. The four Gospels are synthesized into one narrative combining all the elements. About the Author: Sanderson Beck earned a [...]

]]> http://www.knowledgereform.com/2011/09/24/book-review-wisdom-bible-by-sanderson-beck/feed/ 2 Selected Writings of Leo Tolstoy: ‘Thou Shalt Not Kill’ http://www.knowledgereform.com/2011/09/07/selected-writings-of-leo-tolstoy-thou-shalt-not-kill/ http://www.knowledgereform.com/2011/09/07/selected-writings-of-leo-tolstoy-thou-shalt-not-kill/#comments Wed, 07 Sep 2011 15:10:22 +0000 Jason Cooper http://www.knowledgereform.com/?p=11438 Leo Tolstoy was a spiritual man of much wisdom and expressed his own version of unorthodox Christianity through his writings, which championed social justice, pacifism and various moral causes in his life. In a series of posts, I will be hoping to share with you selected writings of Leo Tolstoy which I think will both [...]

]]> http://www.knowledgereform.com/2011/09/07/selected-writings-of-leo-tolstoy-thou-shalt-not-kill/feed/ 0 Wisdom Books: The Bhagavad Gita by Yogi Ramacharaka http://www.knowledgereform.com/2011/08/16/wisdom-books-the-bhagavad-gita-by-yogi-ramacharaka/ http://www.knowledgereform.com/2011/08/16/wisdom-books-the-bhagavad-gita-by-yogi-ramacharaka/#comments Tue, 16 Aug 2011 14:59:10 +0000 Jason Cooper http://www.knowledgereform.com/?p=10972 There have been a number of English translations of the Gita, from the first effort of Charles Wilkins, in India, in 1785, up to the present time. Some are very good, others indifferent, and others actually misleading and causing confusion. Some of these translations have evidently been made by persons inclining to certain schools of [...]

]]> http://www.knowledgereform.com/2011/08/16/wisdom-books-the-bhagavad-gita-by-yogi-ramacharaka/feed/ 1 Buddha’s Ten Steps Of Wisdom Towards Spiritual Zen http://www.knowledgereform.com/2011/07/28/buddhas-ten-steps-of-wisdom-towards-spiritual-zen/ http://www.knowledgereform.com/2011/07/28/buddhas-ten-steps-of-wisdom-towards-spiritual-zen/#comments Thu, 28 Jul 2011 16:12:48 +0000 Jason Cooper http://www.knowledgereform.com/?p=10954 The following ten steps towards Spiritual Zen was taken from the Manly P. Hall lecture ‘Spirit of Zen’. Each experience proves itself as we progress so that at no time are we required to accept any belief or idea that we’ve not already discovered to be true, thus we actually lead and guide ourselves. All [...]

]]> http://www.knowledgereform.com/2011/07/28/buddhas-ten-steps-of-wisdom-towards-spiritual-zen/feed/ 0 Practice & Apply the Wise Old Art of Alchemy From Within http://www.knowledgereform.com/2011/06/27/practice-apply-the-wise-old-art-of-alchemy-from-within/ http://www.knowledgereform.com/2011/06/27/practice-apply-the-wise-old-art-of-alchemy-from-within/#comments Mon, 27 Jun 2011 08:53:37 +0000 Jason Cooper http://www.knowledgereform.com/?p=10434 The following describes the ancient art of ‘Alchemy’ (from which the word “chemistry” was derived): Alchemy is an ancient tradition, the primary objective of which was the creation of the mythical “philosopher’s stone,” which was said to be capable of turning base metals into gold or silver, and also act as an elixir of life [...]

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