You cannot find peace by avoiding life. βVirginia Woolf
We can never obtain peace in the outer world until we make peace with ourselves. βDali Lama
The concept of Inner Peace and the relationship to the outer world
The three shatakas by bhartrhari (wisdom) Abhijnana shakuntala (literary value) S L Bhyrappa's books Vidur niti Panchatantra and hitopadesha
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Three questions for yβall:
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Which books in the Bible and/or the Apocrypha do you consider to be true wisdom literature?
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Which is your favorite?
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Do you have any fun facts about biblical wisdom literature?
~ thanks for the responses; just want to see how other people view things
Hello! I major in Philosophy at my local community college in California. I briefly studied these three books (Proverbs, Ecclesiastes, Job) in an introduction to philosophy of religion class and I found them quite interesting. I was wondering if Islam had any equivalents that I could look into?
And EFFECTIVE. I've had really great experiences in the classroom and would love to provide it for my students in a way that is not only effective but also accessible. They will be teenagers! Any planning advice or just general advice is greatly appreciated, it's the first time I'll be teaching in this capacity. Thanks!
On the journey to their next destination, the party comes across a group of humanoids in voluminous concealing canary yellow robes carrying an extremely heavy looking drift wood palanquin with nothing apparently on it. They were clearly and 100% obviously cultists. When the players asked them what they where doing the cultist told them they are bringing their prophet to they city to spread the powerful news. The wizard cast detect magic and detected something invisible sitting on the palanquin, but did nothing else. The cultists walked up to the city gates and where turned away, as they left the the palanquin was clearly alot lighter then when they brought it toward the city.
The party cleric and barbarian asked about the cult and joining and both where given a pair of red books filled with eldritch writing and stuff. They couldn't read it but they failed the wisdom saving throw, like rolled really low. I don't want to hijack their characters, or punish them in any way. Rather I think this a great opportunity to do some exciting things.
I have a few Ideas what might happen. Obviously whatever was on that litter is now loose in the city doing things. Maybe it could visit the latest members? Maybe the entitiy behind the cult might start sending them strange dreams, whispering in their ears to do stuff side quest style? What are your guys thoughts?
edit: There are alot of really good ideas here! All kinds of stuff ranging from relatively harmless to potentially changing the course of the main story and I love all of it! To give a bit more information, theses cultists are my take on Hastur with some of my own twists. The prophet is a bloodeborne esque monster that subtly smells of seaweed and has to constantly douse the ground he walks on with sea water. He is usually invisible and has a great stealth modifier against those that don't serve the king. The city they are in right now up until the day the players arrived has not been touched by the cult, so it might be interesting to show them the city devolve a little bit, the two playres being magnets for a few of these events.
I like the idea of giving them a free language prof but not telling them until suddenly they can recognize it. I also like the idea of having an eldritch knowledge hidden stat, if they decide to pursue this further more of the Lovecraft side of things will open up for them, if they decide not to pursue it the effects will be a lot more minor.
2nd edit: Here is a good descrip
... keep reading on reddit β‘In this thread's comments I plan to post quotes that I come along every now and then for inspiration, motivation, sharing facts people may not have known previously, etc. I invite y'all to do the same and/or discuss what they mean to you. I will include sources; the interesting thing is, they are not necessarily sources that aim to deal with narc parents. Please enjoy.
Ahoy all! Recently, the tradition and genre of sebayt (Egyptian wisdom literature) has caught my attention, like the Instruction of Any, the Instruction of Kagemni, the Instruction of Amenenope, the Instruction of Ankhsheshonq, and so forth. However, I'm not sure where to start when looking up modern translations (especially with translation notes) or academic analyses of these texts. Might anyone offer tips or pointers as to where to start looking, whether online or in hardcopy?
Does not need to include "change your life" in the title!
I'm looking for books that use serious scholarship but make it the type of book a person would read for fun, but not biographies of the author. Does not have to be limited to self-help books, in spite of my two examples above--I'm looking for any books which take novels or classic texts and write about them for the non-scholarly audience.
Thank in advance!
I found Codependents Anonymous a great starting point when I was lurking FDS because many of my former pickmeisha ways was rooted in childhood trauma and codependency patterns.
The "Codependency Patterns in Recovery" chart was what I initially used to get started in breaking down my old thought processes and affirming those behaviors are toxic/misleading.
Codependency Patterns: https://coda.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/Patterns-Characteristics-2011.pdf
Codependency Patterns in Recovery: https://coda.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/2011-Patterns-of-Recovery-2015.pdf
I have the FDS literature lists, but was curious if anyone had non-FDS recommended books or different tools you find is helpful in implementing the FDS lifestyle and leveling up that worked for you.
I also found research on "limiting beliefs" and positive affirmations helpful for my personal grown too.
"Deciding who you are is deciding who you will never be again."
By OT Wisdom literature I mean Wisdom of Solomon, Sirach and Proverbs.
By pre-schism saints I mean, saints that all the Church hold in common and are held as treasures in mutually in the Orthodox and Catholic deposits of faith. I am even ok with post-schism saints that are venerated by Eastern Catholics: St. Gregory Palamas, and St. Symeon the New Theologian, and the like.
Can you share any info with me?
The Greeks have a reputation as inventing philosophy, but of course there were clever people before Thales. The Sumerians wrote down all manner of wisdom literature to guide people towards living a good life, and the Oldest Stories podcast just did an episode reading through some of the oldest wisdom ever written down. The episode is here and also I run a website for the show at oldeststories.net
Hello everyone,
I was reading into the difference between wisdom and knowledge and why that differentiation is important, and it interested me a lot. I was looking into some literature on the topic but was unable to decide what to read. Could someone please point me in the right direction by recommending some literature about wisdom and/or knowledge? It does not have to be strictly epistemological or gnosiological in nature.
Thanks!
Perhaps not very specific, but I really like self-help books on various topics. I'm sure a country as large and with such a deep history as India mist have produced some great books that I have never even heard of.
I know very little about these books so even the more obvious suggestions I would appreciate :)
What is the best scholarly literature on ANE works of wisdom? I am looking for everything from the best commentaries on the biblical books, to works about the larger tradition of which they are a part. Maybe this is too much to hope for, but has anyone worked at linking ANE wisdom with ancient Greek philosophy? Since I am aware of recent scholarship linking ancient Greek philosophy with ancient Buddhism, it does not seem so far fetched to think that there is a connection here as well.
Besides introductory literature, Oxford NRSV commentary and Coogan's The Old Testament, I have read Christopher Hayes Hidden Riches: a sourcebook for a comparative study of the Hebrew Bible and Ancient Near East. Since I am only beginning my studies on this, really anything you might recommend will be greatly appreciated. Thank you.
The three shatakas by bhartrhari (wisdom) Abhijnana shakuntala (literary value) S L Bhyrappa's books Vidur niti Panchatantra and hitopadesha
Please help me build a good list? π
The three shatakas by bhartrhari (wisdom) Abhijnana shakuntala (literary value) S L Bhyrappa's books Vidur niti Panchatantra and hitopadesha
Please help me build a good list? π
The three shatakas by bhartrhari (wisdom) Abhijnana shakuntala (literary value) S L Bhyrappa's books Vidur niti Panchatantra and hitopadesha
Please help me build a good list? π
The three shatakas by bhartrhari (wisdom) Abhijnana shakuntala (literary value) S L Bhyrappa's books Vidur niti Panchatantra and hitopadesha
Please help me build a good list? π
The three shatakas by bhartrhari (wisdom) Abhijnana shakuntala (literary value) Vidur niti Panchatantra and hitopadesha
Please help me build a good list? π
The three shatakas by bhartrhari (wisdom) Abhijnana shakuntala (literary value) S L Bhyrappa's books Vidur niti Panchatantra and hitopadesha
Please help me build a good list? π
