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Knowledge Reform » Self-Knowledge 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 Bertrand Russell Asks: Can Wisdom Be Taught The Same Way As Knowledge? http://www.knowledgereform.com/2011/11/14/bertrand-russell-asks-can-wisdom-be-taught-the-same-way-as-knowledge/ http://www.knowledgereform.com/2011/11/14/bertrand-russell-asks-can-wisdom-be-taught-the-same-way-as-knowledge/#comments Mon, 14 Nov 2011 12:05:48 +0000 Jason Cooper http://www.knowledgereform.com/?p=12318 I start this post with a relevant question: Can one confidently say that with the increase of scientific and technological knowledge we are getting closer to wisdom? As Bertrand Russell writes in his short essay Knowledge and Wisdom, purposeful knowledge without the prudence of wisdom can lead, inadvertently, toward a final, and perhaps not desired, [...]

]]> http://www.knowledgereform.com/2011/11/14/bertrand-russell-asks-can-wisdom-be-taught-the-same-way-as-knowledge/feed/ 0 Educational Documentaries: Carl Jung In His Own Words – The World Within http://www.knowledgereform.com/2011/09/13/educational-documentaries-carl-jung-in-his-own-words-%e2%80%93-the-world-within/ http://www.knowledgereform.com/2011/09/13/educational-documentaries-carl-jung-in-his-own-words-%e2%80%93-the-world-within/#comments Tue, 13 Sep 2011 08:38:55 +0000 Jason Cooper http://www.knowledgereform.com/?p=11570 The images of the unconscious place a great responsibility upon a man. Failure to understand them or a shrinking of ethical responsibility deprives him of his wholeness and imposes a painful fragmentariness on his life.) In The World Within, this idea is explored as we are given a glimpse inside Jung s Red Book, [...]

]]> http://www.knowledgereform.com/2011/09/13/educational-documentaries-carl-jung-in-his-own-words-%e2%80%93-the-world-within/feed/ 0 Wisdom Books: Listen, Little Man! by Wilhelm Reich http://www.knowledgereform.com/2011/08/31/wisdom-books-listen-little-man-by-wilhelm-reich/ http://www.knowledgereform.com/2011/08/31/wisdom-books-listen-little-man-by-wilhelm-reich/#comments Wed, 31 Aug 2011 13:16:50 +0000 Jason Cooper http://www.knowledgereform.com/?p=11351 Listen, Little Man! is a great physician’s quiet talk to each one of us, the average human being, the Little Man. Written in 1946 in answer to the gossip and defamation that plagued his remarkable career, it tells how Reich watched, at first naively, then with amazement, and finally with horror, at what the Little [...]

]]> http://www.knowledgereform.com/2011/08/31/wisdom-books-listen-little-man-by-wilhelm-reich/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 [...]

]]> http://www.knowledgereform.com/2011/06/27/practice-apply-the-wise-old-art-of-alchemy-from-within/feed/ 2 The Wisdom Of Silent Introspection In A World Full Of Opinion http://www.knowledgereform.com/2011/03/05/the-wisdom-of-silent-introspection-in-a-world-full-of-opinion/ http://www.knowledgereform.com/2011/03/05/the-wisdom-of-silent-introspection-in-a-world-full-of-opinion/#comments Sat, 05 Mar 2011 10:08:35 +0000 Jason Cooper http://www.knowledgereform.com/?p=9530 Why is silence so frowned upon, either at work or at home? “What could be the matter?” they all ask, whereas all I wish is to be left alone to my own peaceful thoughts. My mind when disturbed responds by saying, “There is nothing wrong.” “All we want is not to participate in idle gossip [...]

]]> http://www.knowledgereform.com/2011/03/05/the-wisdom-of-silent-introspection-in-a-world-full-of-opinion/feed/ 3 Manly P. Hall’s Lessons of Self-Unfoldment (Part 2): Truth-Seeker’s Lonely Path To Wisdom http://www.knowledgereform.com/2010/08/05/manly-p-halls-lessons-of-self-unfoldment-part-2-truth-seekers-lonely-path-to-wisdom/ http://www.knowledgereform.com/2010/08/05/manly-p-halls-lessons-of-self-unfoldment-part-2-truth-seekers-lonely-path-to-wisdom/#comments Thu, 05 Aug 2010 11:40:50 +0000 Jason Cooper http://www.knowledgereform.com/?p=8136 Read part 1 of the series: ‘Manly P. Hall’s Lessons of Self-Unfoldment (Part 1): Personal Growth’. I wish to share with you selected passages from the book ‘Self-unfoldment by Disciplines of Realization’ written by Manly P. Hall. This book contains many wise lessons and practical instructions on how we can penetrate deep within ourselves so [...]

]]> http://www.knowledgereform.com/2010/08/05/manly-p-halls-lessons-of-self-unfoldment-part-2-truth-seekers-lonely-path-to-wisdom/feed/ 5 Manly P. Hall’s Lessons of Self-Unfoldment (Part 1): Personal Growth http://www.knowledgereform.com/2010/07/27/manly-p-halls-lessons-of-self-unfoldment-part-1-personal-growth/ http://www.knowledgereform.com/2010/07/27/manly-p-halls-lessons-of-self-unfoldment-part-1-personal-growth/#comments Tue, 27 Jul 2010 08:29:29 +0000 Jason Cooper http://www.knowledgereform.com/?p=8122 I wish to share with you selected passages from the book ‘Self-unfoldment by Disciplines of Realization’ written by Manly P. Hall. This book contains many wise lessons and practical instructions on how we can penetrate deep within ourselves so to understand the Truth of who we are, and how we fit into this universal existence. [...]

]]> http://www.knowledgereform.com/2010/07/27/manly-p-halls-lessons-of-self-unfoldment-part-1-personal-growth/feed/ 2 Liberate Your Mind with the Empowering Wisdom of Hip-Hop – Part 3 http://www.knowledgereform.com/2010/05/26/liberate-your-mind-with-the-empowering-wisdom-of-hip-hop-part-3/ http://www.knowledgereform.com/2010/05/26/liberate-your-mind-with-the-empowering-wisdom-of-hip-hop-part-3/#comments Wed, 26 May 2010 07:53:33 +0000 Jason Cooper http://www.knowledgereform.com/?p=6974 The basic instructions before leaving earth is to pursue the true knowledge and wisdom to free our minds and live a righteous and joyful life, that’s according to hip-hop artist GZA. As you will no doubt see in his lyrics, GZA’ s B.I.B.L.E is perhaps a true interpretation of what a holy book should be, [...]

]]> http://www.knowledgereform.com/2010/05/26/liberate-your-mind-with-the-empowering-wisdom-of-hip-hop-part-3/feed/ 4 Attain the 6 Key Virtues of W.I.S.D.O.M and Live a Heavenly Existence http://www.knowledgereform.com/2010/02/22/attain-the-6-key-virtues-of-w-i-s-d-o-m-and-live-a-heavenly-existence/ http://www.knowledgereform.com/2010/02/22/attain-the-6-key-virtues-of-w-i-s-d-o-m-and-live-a-heavenly-existence/#comments Mon, 22 Feb 2010 09:19:16 +0000 Jason Cooper http://www.knowledgereform.com/?p=3970 Is Wisdom a Gift from the Gods? I wrote the following in an earlier post, ‘Will your Journey of Life take you Down the Road to Wisdom or Perdition?’, ‘As the ancient philosophers would say, “Wisdom is a much vaunted prize from the Gods! Where only a select few of seasoned competitors, who have trained [...]

]]> http://www.knowledgereform.com/2010/02/22/attain-the-6-key-virtues-of-w-i-s-d-o-m-and-live-a-heavenly-existence/feed/ 7 Jiddu Krishnamurti Points the Way Toward Wisdom http://www.knowledgereform.com/2010/01/28/jiddu-krishnamurti-points-the-way-toward-wisdom/ http://www.knowledgereform.com/2010/01/28/jiddu-krishnamurti-points-the-way-toward-wisdom/#comments Thu, 28 Jan 2010 09:27:29 +0000 Jason Cooper http://www.knowledgereform.com/?p=3815 In the following two videos, Jiddu Krishnamurti advises us to illuminate the way, for ourselves, to freedom, peace, and spiritual enlightenment. Part 1 of 2 Part 2 of 2 Related posts: Living Consciously: ‘Think on These Things’ by Jiddu Krishnamurti How to Manage your Time doing the Important Things you Love – Part 1 Jiddu [...]

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