Category: Philosophy

Contemplation and the Meaning of Life

September 26, 2016

Earlier this week I was flicking through my Twitter feed and came across a post about the meaning of life. Given my tendency to ponder just this topic, I was intrigued enough to click the link and was taken to the wonderful online Book of Life, created by an organisation called The School of Life. The entry was discussing whether there … More Contemplation and the Meaning of Life

Virtues To Live By

August 23, 2016

Most religions, spiritual practices and schools of philosophy traditionally have a set of virtues that adherents can cultivate as part of their practice. By definition virtue means moral excellence, but in reality virtue is what actually makes up our character. When we choose to practice certain virtues we can direct our actions in a way … More Virtues To Live By