by Atticus Atlas | Mar 30, 2022 | Philosophy, Reflection
It is not as if Reflection can have no possible drawbacks. Of course there must be some. Too much forethought can result in paralysing action, Necessary decisive action can be stifled. As the Bard put it in Hamlet, one can be ‘sicklie’d o’er with the pale cast of...
by Atticus Atlas | Mar 30, 2022 | Credos, Spirituality
There are plans for an Abrahamic Family House, a centre comprising a synagogue, a church and a mosque, that are being unveiled in New York, and being discussed in Abu Dhabi. The idea that the Abrahamic Faiths should co-exist peacefully as do the Hindu and Buddhist...
by Atticus Atlas | Mar 9, 2022 | Reflection
ATTITUDES OF MIND and FEELING THAT CAN BE ENHANCED BY OCCIDENTAL MEDITATION TRAITS, ACTUATING PRINCIPLES, PERSPECTIVES AND ATTITUDES *** The check list below ticks a few boxes about slight changes of thinking that with effort and placing emphasis on the advantages of...
by Atticus Atlas | Mar 3, 2022 | Reflection
“Well, this is how I’m feeling today. It felt a bit different yesterday. Never mind. I am now alone with myself. What do I think and feel? “It feels true – and it is being true to myself. “A thought: It also may be a being in touch with...
by Atticus Atlas | Mar 3, 2022 | Reflection
‘Reflection’ merits pride of place on the plinth now occupied by ‘Meditation’. Marcus Aurelius, the Roman Emperor, wrote ‘Meditations’ but nowadays it would be better described as ‘Reflections’. The word ‘meditation’...