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Knowledge Reform » Wisdom Teachings http://www.knowledgereform.com Inspirational Words of Wisdom, Knowledge & Philosophy Resource Tue, 07 Feb 2012 10:09:11 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Wisdom Books: The Golden Verses of Pythagoras And Other Pythagorean Fragments http://www.knowledgereform.com/2011/12/09/wisdom-books-the-golden-verses-of-pythagoras-and-other-pythagorean-fragments/ http://www.knowledgereform.com/2011/12/09/wisdom-books-the-golden-verses-of-pythagoras-and-other-pythagorean-fragments/#comments Fri, 09 Dec 2011 10:46:12 +0000 Jason Cooper http://www.knowledgereform.com/?p=12579 The ripe sayings of the Ancient Wisdom, as spoken again in the world of Greece–a world so much vaster than the area of the Greek peninsula–are somewhat fading from the minds born anew into the hurrying life of the twentieth-century West. But the West cannot afford to let them fade away, for more than ever [...]

]]> http://www.knowledgereform.com/2011/12/09/wisdom-books-the-golden-verses-of-pythagoras-and-other-pythagorean-fragments/feed/ 0 Wisdom Books: Confucius and Socrates: Teaching Wisdom by Sanderson Beck http://www.knowledgereform.com/2011/11/17/wisdom-books-confucius-and-socrates-teaching-wisdom-by-sanderson-beck/ http://www.knowledgereform.com/2011/11/17/wisdom-books-confucius-and-socrates-teaching-wisdom-by-sanderson-beck/#comments Thu, 17 Nov 2011 10:28:00 +0000 Jason Cooper http://www.knowledgereform.com/?p=12405 This detailed study of the lives and teachings of Confucius and Socrates compares how and what they taught in order to help others to become wiser. The appendix includes English translations of ancient texts describing their teaching in action. An excerpt taken from the introduction of the book Confucius and Socrates: Teaching Wisdom: Confucius and [...]

]]> http://www.knowledgereform.com/2011/11/17/wisdom-books-confucius-and-socrates-teaching-wisdom-by-sanderson-beck/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 Educational Documentaries: Decoding the Past – Secrets of the Kabbalah http://www.knowledgereform.com/2011/06/22/educational-documentaries-decoding-the-past-secrets-of-the-kabbalah/ http://www.knowledgereform.com/2011/06/22/educational-documentaries-decoding-the-past-secrets-of-the-kabbalah/#comments Wed, 22 Jun 2011 08:06:53 +0000 Jason Cooper http://www.knowledgereform.com/?p=10388 Once exclusively reserved for study by ultra-religious male scholars of Judaism, Kabbalah has recently become known as a multi-million dollar, celebrity-endorsed phenomenon. SECRETS OF KABBALAH strips away the hype and demystifies the writings that have been studied by Jewish scholars for thousands of years. Is the Kabbalah of the stars the same Kabbalah that Jewish [...]

]]> http://www.knowledgereform.com/2011/06/22/educational-documentaries-decoding-the-past-secrets-of-the-kabbalah/feed/ 0 The Teachings of Ancient Wisdom – Manly P. Hall http://www.knowledgereform.com/2011/06/13/the-teachings-of-ancient-wisdom-manly-p-hall/ http://www.knowledgereform.com/2011/06/13/the-teachings-of-ancient-wisdom-manly-p-hall/#comments Mon, 13 Jun 2011 09:22:11 +0000 Jason Cooper http://www.knowledgereform.com/?p=10057 “Hence the disciple of the Ancient Wisdom is taught to realize that man is not essentially a personality, but a spirit.” ~ Manly P. Hall Related posts: From Knowledge to Wisdom – Manly P. Hall Manly P. Hall’s Lessons of Self-Unfoldment (Part 2): Truth-Seeker’s Lonely Path To Wisdom Bearers Of Esoteric Knowledge: Manly P. Hall [...]

]]> http://www.knowledgereform.com/2011/06/13/the-teachings-of-ancient-wisdom-manly-p-hall/feed/ 5 Stoic Advice from Epictetus on the Art of Living – Part 4 http://www.knowledgereform.com/2011/04/06/stoic-advice-from-epictetus-on-the-art-of-living-part-4/ http://www.knowledgereform.com/2011/04/06/stoic-advice-from-epictetus-on-the-art-of-living-part-4/#comments Wed, 06 Apr 2011 08:18:58 +0000 Jason Cooper http://www.knowledgereform.com/?p=10036 In these troubling times of perpetual man-made conflict and recent natural disasters, let us now embrace the practical teachings of a wise old Stoic called Epictetus. So why not apply this stoic wisdom daily so to calm our minds and strengthen our wills against all adversity. As Epictetus advised regarding one who is experiencing trials [...]

]]> http://www.knowledgereform.com/2011/04/06/stoic-advice-from-epictetus-on-the-art-of-living-part-4/feed/ 1 Unknown Bearers Of True Knowledge And Wisdom: Sanderson Beck http://www.knowledgereform.com/2010/10/13/unknown-bearers-of-true-knowledge-and-wisdom-sanderson-beck/ http://www.knowledgereform.com/2010/10/13/unknown-bearers-of-true-knowledge-and-wisdom-sanderson-beck/#comments Wed, 13 Oct 2010 08:26:56 +0000 Jason Cooper http://www.knowledgereform.com/?p=8426 I came across an amazing site long ago whilst searching for websites on the subjects of “truth, knowledge and wisdom”. Here is a short biography on the man who is responsible for the aforementioned site: Sanderson Beck was born March 5, 1947 in Los Angeles. He earned a B.A. in Dramatic Art from the University [...]

]]> http://www.knowledgereform.com/2010/10/13/unknown-bearers-of-true-knowledge-and-wisdom-sanderson-beck/feed/ 1 Why We Should Not Forget The Ancient Philosophers Of Days Gone Past http://www.knowledgereform.com/2010/08/26/why-we-should-not-forget-the-ancient-philosophers-of-days-gone-past/ http://www.knowledgereform.com/2010/08/26/why-we-should-not-forget-the-ancient-philosophers-of-days-gone-past/#comments Thu, 26 Aug 2010 10:07:10 +0000 Jason Cooper http://www.knowledgereform.com/?p=3783 I hereby issue a plea for everyone to embrace the wise thinkers of ancient times, and for posterity not to ever forget these men we like to call philosophers. Let’s pay homage to these ancient philosophers who are inexplicably forgotten by the modern generations who live in a realm of superficiality, conflict, celebrity worship, technological [...]

]]> http://www.knowledgereform.com/2010/08/26/why-we-should-not-forget-the-ancient-philosophers-of-days-gone-past/feed/ 6 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 [...]

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