Tag: Wisdom
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The Blind Leading the Blind
Human beings have a predilection for asking for advice. We look to others who we perceive as more knowledgeable than us for guidance.
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What is the Value of Knowledge?
I think knowledge in itself has an immense value, but only if it is engaged with in the correct way.
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The Merits of the Schuitema Thematic
In this lies the merit of the work done by Schuitema Human Excellence Group. Our courses are an invitation for self examination.
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Faith and Uncertainty
Faith is the immensely rare gift of allowing yourself to remain in uncertainty, whilst not allowing that uncertainty to derail you.
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Do You Think The World Doesn’t Love You?
Am I not part of the universe? Isn’t the very fact that there is a universe and that I have chosen to live in it something of a miracle?
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The Science of Happiness
The essence of happiness is the psychological stance that we take towards what we have.
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The Essence of Stoicism – Part 2
The essence of the Stoic pursuit is to attain to the distanced perspective, to attain to the cosmic consciousness of the sage.
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The Essence of Stoicism – Part 1
The core endeavour of Stoicism is to reduce one’s troubles to a more trivial dimension. It is to ensure that ones troubles are no longer troubling.
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The Value of Being “Open” to Life
I have come to recognize that progress in life requires this openness. It is absolutely essential that one is open to the lessons of life.
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The Wisdom of Knowing that You Do not Know
What we need to cultivate in place of our assumptions and opinions is a curious mind. Don’t make up your mind before you know, wait with an open and curious mind and find out the truth of the matter.