by Atticus Atlas | Mar 30, 2022 | Reflection, Reflection as an Academic Discipline
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
Religious texts are penned by mankind. If inspired au fond by Deity. then the human filter allowing the message to shine out ideally stems from man’s higher self not his ‘lower’ animal nature. It is this side of all religions on which the Baha’I canon concentrates....
by Atticus Atlas | Mar 23, 2022 | About The Institute
General comment: The prescriptions for right-minded conduct in business or contractual undertakings can be markedly different from those of moral behaviour in the sense usually understood. Prayers, for instance, often are not in step with public policy. Advice for...
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...