The Library
Philosophy, Society, Science
Credos
belief, thinkers, perspectives
Sanctuary
Music, audio, a place to be still
“Two men looked out of prison bars — one saw mud, the other stars.”
Frederick Langbridge
“The unexamined life is not worth living.”
Socrates
“We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act but a habit.”
Aristotle
Four Pieces to Begin With
Recommended from this room
In a world that prizes speed and constant motion, the pause is often overlooked.
Yet it is in stillness that ...
Complete Assemblies for Secondary Schools
ISBN 034042954 2; First Published 1988
Introduction
Here is ...
What is your favourite popular tune? Mine is an old classic, Simon and Garfunkel’s “The Sound of ...
The first time we do it, we may not get very far. If we make a habit of doing it slowly, by degrees, then a feel ...
Credos 1
Modern Thinkers about the human condition
In a world that prizes speed and constant motion, the pause is often overlooked.
Yet it is in stillness that ...
Complete Assemblies for Secondary Schools
ISBN 034042954 2; First Published 1988
Introduction
Here is ...
What is your favourite popular tune? Mine is an old classic, Simon and Garfunkel’s “The Sound of ...
Credos 11
Mysticism & The Unseen World
In a world that prizes speed and constant motion, the pause is often overlooked.
Yet it is in stillness that ...
Complete Assemblies for Secondary Schools
ISBN 034042954 2; First Published 1988
Introduction
Here is ...
What is your favourite popular tune? Mine is an old classic, Simon and Garfunkel’s “The Sound of ...
The first time we do it, we may not get very far. If we make a habit of doing it slowly, by degrees, then a feel ...
It is said that divorce and moving home can be among the greatest traumas to be faced, assuming you are in a civilised and healthy general environment. So, what should you do; what should you think; how should you face up to your divorce, assuming that it is now inevitable?
Please accept condolences from someone who has undergone the loss of someone dear to them.
How do you feel and what should you be feeling? What justifiable comfort can you seek? Where can it be found? What ideas now are the best ones to lodge in your thoughts? Can you feel in any way better by approaching your bereavement in the best way tailored to your own unique situation?
Mark Twain once said: Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and ...
Reflection is a particular and a useful state of mind but we tend to overlook it through its familiarity. We present a montage of figurines showing subjects in a ruminative state of Reflection.
Little of what follows is as easy as it might seem.
Reflection is a mental or cerebral state of mind. Mental ...
Credos 111
What is Important to You?
In a world that prizes speed and constant motion, the pause is often overlooked.
Yet it is in stillness that ...
Complete Assemblies for Secondary Schools
ISBN 034042954 2; First Published 1988
Introduction
Here is ...
What is your favourite popular tune? Mine is an old classic, Simon and Garfunkel’s “The Sound of ...
Credos 1V
Spiritual Matters
In a world that prizes speed and constant motion, the pause is often overlooked.
Yet it is in stillness that ...
Complete Assemblies for Secondary Schools
ISBN 034042954 2; First Published 1988
Introduction
Here is ...
What is your favourite popular tune? Mine is an old classic, Simon and Garfunkel’s “The Sound of ...
Credos V
Poet’s Corner
I am never lonesome or lost
When I see, from outside, those two birds
Come and are sat, daily, on my ...
That which makes Me
What I am : I-ness .
I see an iPhone ;
An Object, well defined,
Quite separate, from ...
The Effect : Gave rise to Entities
That now are in existence :
Matter and. Energy.
Cause : Not seen ...
Your Turn
What is important to you?
This room is not just a reading room — it is an invitation. The Institute welcomes contributions from those who have thought carefully about what they believe and why. If you have something to say, we would like to read it.