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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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We can think about why we think what we think and think how best we can think. The best means to the best ends begins in the best thoughts. Watch the observer – you – and give ‘him’ the best advice you can. The process points up the purpose. It is as true for reflection itself as for anything else.
ACTION STARTS WITH THOUGHT. Do you start to ‘act’ – in this sense – in the right mental space? Do you learn ‘on the job’ of life? Are there viable short cuts? Is yours an approach to take into account as many as possible useful factors? School yourself to reach your best way of taking decisions.
The theory behind the Institute of Reflection is expounded in this essay.
Credos 1
Modern Thinkers about the human condition
Jenny Moon, a Teaching Fellow and Associate Professor at Bournemouth University, has written much on reflective ...
Reflective Practice is an ancient concept. There are references to the power of reflective learning in the ...
Reflection as an academic subject has been considered by many famous philosophers throughout history. Here's some of the best known historical contributors to the field.
Credos 11
Mysticism & The Unseen World
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Credos 111
What is Important to You?
Jenny Moon, a Teaching Fellow and Associate Professor at Bournemouth University, has written much on reflective ...
Reflective Practice is an ancient concept. There are references to the power of reflective learning in the ...
Reflection as an academic subject has been considered by many famous philosophers throughout history. Here's some of the best known historical contributors to the field.
Credos 1V
Spiritual Matters
Jenny Moon, a Teaching Fellow and Associate Professor at Bournemouth University, has written much on reflective ...
Reflective Practice is an ancient concept. There are references to the power of reflective learning in the ...
Reflection as an academic subject has been considered by many famous philosophers throughout history. Here's some of the best known historical contributors to the field.
Credos V
Poet’s Corner
Translated by EDMUND KEELEY
As you set out for Ithaka
hope your road is a long one,
full of adventure, ...
Sat in a carriage
Speeding on rails
As the setting Sun spreads a rosy glow,
You see those trees, trees, ...
Tall, tall, Trees grow tall
Bending over at the top
Of their ends to touch
To form a one spreading green ...
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.