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“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
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Virtual Agora for Occidental Meditation (VAOM)
THE THINKER by Auguste Rodin
Why should a ...
There is a different but allied sense of the word "reflection". If you look in the mirror you will see a reflection of yourself. Here are the thoughts on this topic of Tessa Rawcliffe.
Credos 1
Modern Thinkers about the human condition
Why should ‘one size fit all’? What are you thinking when you reflect? Can your own thoughts be prescribed for you by anyone else? Are they the same as thoughts that anyone else may have in a similar context or are they more personal to you? This is a subjective voyage. One individual’s ideas during one sitting are here. Do you think in the same way?
There are many paths to enlightenment and many meanings of that word. You wish to Reflect? Stand tall on your right to do so! It is an allowable, rewarding way to spend time. You do not need to Meditate in the way that is a trend unless it speaks to you. There are teachers and traditions from the West to draw upon.
"Hi there Eve, fancy a tipple? So what d'ya think the institute is all about?"
"I'll try and ...
Credos 11
Mysticism & The Unseen World
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Credos 111
What is Important to You?
Why should ‘one size fit all’? What are you thinking when you reflect? Can your own thoughts be prescribed for you by anyone else? Are they the same as thoughts that anyone else may have in a similar context or are they more personal to you? This is a subjective voyage. One individual’s ideas during one sitting are here. Do you think in the same way?
There are many paths to enlightenment and many meanings of that word. You wish to Reflect? Stand tall on your right to do so! It is an allowable, rewarding way to spend time. You do not need to Meditate in the way that is a trend unless it speaks to you. There are teachers and traditions from the West to draw upon.
"Hi there Eve, fancy a tipple? So what d'ya think the institute is all about?"
"I'll try and ...
Credos 1V
Spiritual Matters
Why should ‘one size fit all’? What are you thinking when you reflect? Can your own thoughts be prescribed for you by anyone else? Are they the same as thoughts that anyone else may have in a similar context or are they more personal to you? This is a subjective voyage. One individual’s ideas during one sitting are here. Do you think in the same way?
There are many paths to enlightenment and many meanings of that word. You wish to Reflect? Stand tall on your right to do so! It is an allowable, rewarding way to spend time. You do not need to Meditate in the way that is a trend unless it speaks to you. There are teachers and traditions from the West to draw upon.
"Hi there Eve, fancy a tipple? So what d'ya think the institute is all about?"
"I'll try and ...
Credos V
Poet’s Corner
Reflections on emerging from World War Two
A bright and sunny day had found its close
And I who through long ...
A tinted light, blood Red
Paints the sky above the Horizon.
The coolness, azure blue, of the Atlantic
Calms the ...
Lotus remains tethered
To its mud-sucked bottom
Until its cogitating innards
Outs an unseen Force
Of its own ...
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.