Practical Philosophy

Quaternities

Practical Philosophy, PsychologyMarch 4, 20254KViews 40Likes 0Comments

Wherever we look, we discover that the magic number four reigns supreme. In philosophy, religion, psychology, music, and many other fields, we find that the central concepts with which we organize our world, our understanding of the world, and our place in it have their roots in a quaternity. In physics, chemistry, and biology we…

Lessons from a Stray Dog

Philosophy, Practical Philosophy, Psychology, WhimsicalFebruary 23, 20255KViews 0Likes 0Comments

An unexpected friendship with a stray dog leads to valuable life lessons of love, loyalty, and independence.

The Little Things

Homepage, Philosophy, Practical Philosophy, PsychologyFebruary 18, 20255KViews 0Likes 0Comments

The little things in one’s behavior are more important than the big ones. Not “equally important,” as many would easily agree to. But more. It took me years to understand why. I was searching for a quality inherent in the little things, but as it turns out, it is a quality that is absent that makes…

Gone Forever. Gone.

Homepage, Philosophy, Practical Philosophy, PsychologyFebruary 3, 20255KViews 0Likes 0Comments

Death is not only what happens with the arrival of the Grim Reaper. Death permeates our life through these permanent ruptures with our fellow humans. Dying before dying – this is the crux here.

Memento Mori

Practical PhilosophyMarch 29, 20174KViews 10Likes 0Comments

Everything we see, every natural or manmade object, every natural phenomenon, every animal and human activity, every event in the universe has an invisible substratum that sustains it. A substratum that nourishes, guides, informs. This invisible entity is as vast as (often much vaster than) the visible elements it springs forth.

The Honey of the Shoeshiner

Practical PhilosophyJuly 25, 20164KViews 20Likes 0Comments

"Through his skillful work, like a busy bee, he gathers with each perfect shoeshine the nectar of the visible and transforms it into the Honeycomb of the Invisible: into a perfection of work and an achievement that resides in a domain that is outside this world. Although his work is in the world, it is…