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Εμείς οι άνθρωποι γεννιόμαστε με ένα κουσούρι που δεν τό ‘χουν τ’ άλλα ζώα. Κάπου, βαθιά στο στέρνο μας, λίγο πάνω απ’ το στομάχι, ζει ένα πεινασμένο, αδηφάγο θεριό που, όσο αίμα, δάκρυα κι ιδρώτα ρουφάει, άλλο τόσο ζητάει. Του ρίχνεις λίγο φαγητό; Του δίνει μια χαψιά, κοιμάται για λίγο και μετά γυρεύει κι άλλο. Του δίνεις τόσο που να σκάσει, να μη μπορεί να κουνηθεί; Μεγαλώνει πιο πολύ, το βαριέται και θέλει κάτι διαφορετικό, πιο γαργαλιστικό. Το ταΐζεις έρωτα, παιδιά, τραγούδια και χορούς; Τα παιδεύει δυο βόλτες γύρω στα σαγόνια του και τα κατασπαράζει κι αυτά, δίχως να πει ευχαριστώ. Πασχίζεις, λοιπόν, να βρεις ολοένα και πιο σπάνια, όλο και πιο εκλεκτικά μεζεδάκια, για να καλμάρεις το θεριό: τέχνη, επιστήμη, φιλοσοφία, θρησκεία, εφευρέσεις... Μα το θεριό δε μπορείς να το χορτάσεις, παρά μόνο για λίγο. Δε μπορείς να το ησυχάσεις, παρά μόνο αν το ξεγελάσεις. Να του πεις ότι αυτά είναι όλα τα φαγιά του κόσμου, τέλεψαν, δεν έχει άλλα. Να το πείσεις πως πρέπει να είναι ευχαριστημένο που έφαγε και τόσο, γιατί άλλα θεριά περνάνε όλη τους τη ζωή νηστικά. Κάποιοι έχουν θεριά που δεν καταλαβαίνουν και πολλά, κι έτσι ξεγελιούνται εύκολ...

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First book published in Kachhi language in paper print edition in 1869 A.D. by Sadhu kIrsan Das of Kotdi-Madevpuri village of Kachh in Western India.

Goiun-Meiun vag Dhaga, Gada-goda bhavar saga, mitr-gatr dhIl laga, jIja ain jInija

52 pada in Kachhi

‘సుధామ’ అనగా, (‘సు ధామ’=) గొప్ప ధామము / మంచి ధామము -- అనగా, "గొప్ప స్థానము". ఈ శతకమున మకుటము ‘సుధామా’గ సాగును. ప్రతి పద్యము 'సుధామా' అని అంతమగు కంద పద్యము! భవసాగరమును దాట జాలక తమకు తోచిన కష్టములను, దుఖములను తొలగింప వలసినదిగా భగవంతుని కోరుకొను ప్రపత్తి మార్గచరులు, తమ శరీరమును వవిధ పద్ధతులలో కృశింపచేయుట ద్వారా, లేక తమ శ్వాసను నియంత్రించుట ద్వారా తమ మనసును కట్టడిచేయు యోగ మార్గచరులు, లోకములోని వవిధ భాగ్యములను అనుభవించి తనివి తీర్చుకొనదలచు భోగ మార్గచరులు, శాస్త్రములను పరిశోధించి ప్రజోపయోగ కార్యములు చేయదలచు శాస్త్రజ్ఞులు ఇత్యాదులు చేరుకొనదలచు సాథనమే ఈ సుధామము....

71. సృష్టిఁగల మేటి సొత్తు - స మష్టిగఁ బంచేంద్రియముల మాయఁదగులకే ేేేస్పష్టమగు పరమ హృత్సం తుష్టిని - మోక్షానుభూతి - తొడరు సుధామా! సృష్టిన్ + కల మేటి సొత్తు = ఈ సృష్టిలోని విలువగల ధనమైన; మోక్ష + అనుభూతి = పరమాత్మానంద అనుభవము; సమష్టిగన్ = ఉమ్మడిగా; పంచ + ఇంద్రియముల = కన్ను, ముక్కు, చెవి, నాలుక, చర్మము అను 5 ఇంద్రియముల; మాయన్ + తగులకే = మాయకు చిక్కుకొని పోక; స్పష్టము + అగు = సువ్యక్తమగు; పరమ హృత్ + సంతుష్టినిన్ = పరమమునకు చేర్పబడిన హృదయము యొక్క సంతుష్టిచే; తొడరున్ = కలుగును. ఓ సుధామా! ఇంద్రియముల (కన్ను, ముక్కు, చెవి, నాలుక, చర్మము – అను పంచేంద్రియముల) మాయకు అందక కేవలమూ పరమాత్మను హృదయమందు కనుగొనుటచే తృప్తిచెందిన వాని ప్రత్యక్షజ్ఞానము వలన – ఈ సృష్టిలోని గొప్ప సొత్తు అయిన మోక్షము లభించును సుమా!...

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This is the philosophical novel that was my Master's degree thesis

Steven, you should DEFINITELY continue to give your life to . . . literary novels (notice I omitted “obscure”).  What you have produced is a phenomenal work.  Others, in the past, have attempted to do something like you have done, but they did not come close to creating a work with such breadth and depth as you.   I apologize for taking so very long to complete the reading of your work, but it is very densely written in some sections, while others seem to be as lucid as anything I have ever read.  Your vocabulary probably exceeds my own (“fulgurant”), for which I am thankful, as I always enjoy being taught the existence of words I have not yet incorporated into my own lexicon.   The most successful parts of your work—for me—were the interactions between Luk, Aus, and the central character, as those passages moved the story along.  I think using the unrest and waging of police action in Bangkok sets up the intellectual discontent in the rest of the novel, but I would wish for a more balanced unfolding of the story with the intellectual ruminations.  The least successful passages for me were sometimes extremely lengthy sen...

This book represents a journey through the world through meditation.

Light hearted description of philosophy.

How to learn about philosophy without reading learned books. Funny.

Whitehead, Wittgenstein, Levinas, Heidegger, Rorty, Derrida, Nussbaum, Sloterdijk, Damasio, Braidotti. Chinese philosophers.

Лирика, посветена на поетите

НОВАЛИС И ОРФЕЙ Чрез поезията - да се направят клетките чувствителни за любовта, за героичното време на растенията, за математиката на сферите, за тоновете на камъните, за просвещението на природата. Чрез тайните вземаш участие в асоциациите на живота, в асоциациите на смъртта. Синъото цвете разцъфва в ръцете на Орфей, там, където бесите са обсебени. Венчелистчетата опипват пещерата на Космоса - видения капят във вените. Светът халюцинира в лилаво, бяло, синъо. Опразни до дъно чашката на Синъото Цвете....

СЪДЪРЖАНИЕ 1.НА ИНГЕБОРГ БАХМАН 2.ВЪПРОСИ КЪМ ЕЛИАС КАНЕТИ 3. В ДЖУНГЛАТА НА КРИСТОФ МЕКЕЛ 4.НОВАЛИС И ОРФЕЙ 5.В ДЕЛИРИУМ/НА КРИСТИАН ДИТРИХ ГРАБЕ/ 6.ФАНТАЗИЯ ПО ФРАНЦ КАФКА 7.СЛЪНЧОГЛЕДЪТ НА СЛАМЕНАТА ШАПКА/НА ХЕРМАН ХЕСЕ/ 8.СМЕЙСТВО МАН 9.ПОД ТРИУМФАЛНАТА АРКА/НА ЕРИХ МАРИЯ РЕМАРК/ 10.ХЪОЛДЕРЛИН-СКАРДАНЕЛИ 11.СТИХОТВОРЕНИЕ ПО ЕРИХ ФРИД 12.НА ПОЕТИТЕ ...

Поезия за мъдростта на словото и природата

ЧРЕЗ СЛОВОТО СТАНА ВСИЧКО „Бог, щом помисли, сътвори несъществувалото преди това...“ Йоан Екзарх ЙОАН ЕКЗАРХ - „ШЕСТОДНЕВ“ Кой е Йоан Екзарх и как можем да очертаем точно неговия силует? Един щурец в ухото на Бога. И ако сме подарили неговите писания на други - как да му ги върнем, без да смутим великите сенки? Устата златна на Йоан Златоуст Български златоусти. Той плиска словата из Плиска, разлива ги на Изток и на Запад, Изтокът и Западът са крила на един и същи кръст. Първият патриарх на Първата Българска църква, в луковицата ѝ- куполите, кръщелните купели, олтарите и иконите - архитектурата на вярата. Тя приютява душите - някогашните и бъдещите- на народа си....

ПЪРВА ЧАСТ ЧРЕЗ СЛОВОТО СТАНА ВСИЧКО 1.ЙОАН ЕКЗАРХ - „ШЕСТОДНЕВ“ 2.И СЛОВАТА 3.И ЗВЕЗДАТА ЗЕМЯ 4.И ГОРАТА 5.И ВОДАТА 6.И ЧОВЕКА 7.И ЕЗЕРОТО 8.И ПТИЦИТЕ 9.И ПРОЛЕТТА 10.И ЛЯТОТО 11.И ЕСЕНТА 12.И ЗИМАТА ВТОРА ЧАСТ ТАКА ЕСТЕСТВЕНО ЕСТЬЕСТЬВОТО 1.В ГРАДИНИТЕ НА СЕМИРАМИДА 2.ШИШАРКИТЕ 3.КЕСТЕНА 4.ПЛАТАНИТЕ 5.ДОБРУДЖА 6.МАРИЦА 7.ЧЕРНО МОРЕ 8.ПЛАНИНСКИТЕ СИЛУЕТИ 9.КОЕТО СИ ЗАСЛУЖАВА 10.РАВНОГОРСКИТЕ БАБИ 11.МАХАЛОТО НА ВРЕМЕТО 12.ЦАРСКИЯТ ОРЕЛ 13.РОЗОВИЯТ ПЕЛИКАН 14.КОТКАТА 15.СЛЪНЧЕВО ЗАТЪМНЕНИЕ 16.ДЕЛФИНИТЕ 17.БОАБАБИТЕ...

A mad man's ramblings and vows take us on a journey in his epic quest to solve one hundred of the most impossible problems.

Richtiges Leben und Regeln dazu. Wertvoll und hilfreich. (Summary by redaer)

Philosophy

Platon (427 v. Chr.–348 v. Chr.) läßt Sokrates sein Leben darstellen und beurteilen sowie seine Einstellung zum Tod. Übersetzung durch Friedrich Daniel Ernst Schleiermacher (1768-1834) von 1805. (Summary by redaer) This reading is in German....

Philosophy

Allen's books illustrate the use of the power of thought to increase personal capabilities. Although he never achieved great fame or wealth, his works continue to influence people around the world, including the New Thought movement. Allen's most famous book, As a Man Thinketh, was published in 1902. It is now considered a classic self-help book. Its underlying premise is that noble thoughts make a noble person, while lowly thoughts make a miserable person....

Philosophy

Unverwundbar ist nicht Das, wogegen kein Schlag geschieht, sondern, Was nicht verletzt wird. Das ist das Kennzeichen, das ich dir für den Weisen gebe. (aus dem Text) Wegen Mängel in den PDF Ausgaben wurde von zwei Quelltexten vorgelesen: Text (1) und (2)...

Philosophy

Kein lebendes Wesen ist störrischer, keines will mit mehr Kunst behandelt seyn, als der Mensch; keines muß mehr geschont werden. Denn was ist thörichter, als daß man sich schämt, an Zugvieh und Hunden seinen Zorn auszulassen, der Mensch aber unter Menschen stehend am schlimmsten daran ist? (aus dem Text)...

Philosophy

In Defense of Women is H. L. Mencken's 1918 book on women and the relationship between the sexes. Some laud the book as progressive while others brand it as reactionary. While Mencken didn't champion women's rights, he described women as wiser in many novel and observable ways, while demeaning average men. According to Mencken's biographer, Fred Hobson: Depending on the position of the reader, he was either a great defender of women's rights or, as a critic labelled him in 1916, 'the greatest misogynist since Schopenhauer','the country's high-priest of woman-haters.' (Summary from wikipedia)...

Philosophy

Encheiridion, stoische Regeln für ein zufriedenes Leben. Knapp und ausgezeichnet. Geschrieben von Epiktet (ca. 50-138). Übersetzung durch Carl Conz von 1864. (Summary by redaer) This reading is in German....

Philosophy

Of The Twilight of the Idols, Nietzsche says in Ecce Homo: “If anyone should desire to obtain a rapid sketch of how everything before my time was standing on its head, he should begin reading me in this book. That which is called ‘Idols’ on the title-page is simply the old truth that has been believed in hitherto. In plain English, The Twilight of the Idols means that the old truth is on its last legs.” Certain it is that, for a rapid survey of the whole of Nietzsche’s doctrine, no book, save perhaps the section entitled “Of Old and New Tables” in Thus Spake Zarathustra, could be of more real value than The Twilight of the Idols. Here Nietzsche is quite at his best. He is ripe for the marvellous feat of the transvaluation of all values. Nowhere is his language – that marvellous weapon which in his hand became at once so supple and so murderous – more forcible and more condensed. Nowhere are his thoughts more profound. But all this does not by any means imply that this book is the easiest of Nietzsche’s works. On the contrary, I very much fear that unless the reader is well prepared, not only in Nietzscheism, but also in the habit of...

Philosophy

Promoting virtues such as filial devotion, compassion, loyalty, and propriety, these dialogues between the ancient Chinese philosopher Confucius and his disciples comprise the crux of Confucianism. (Summary by Andrea L)....

Philosophy

Awaiting his trial on charges of impiety and heresy, Socrates encounters Euthyphro, a self-proclaimed authority on matters of piety and the will of the gods. Socrates, desiring instruction in these matters, converses with Euthyphro, but as usual, the man who professes to know nothing fares better than the man who claims to be an expert. One of Plato’s well-known Socratic Dialogues, Euthyphro probes the nature of piety, and notably poses the so-called Euthyphro Dilemma: Do the gods love a thing because it is holy, or is a thing holy because it is loved by the gods? (Summary by LauraFox)...

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