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APARAJITA BHATTACHARJEE @mytunemagic (273) 29 Sep

Not in dollars, sometimes work done with no results, not even a 'thank you' seems like nothing earned. I do not know how many of you would agree with me, but sometimes everything cannot be matched with money. There's something...

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Short story: Can we become who we really are?

emptychair @innertalks (23734) • Australia 9 Jun

The Philosophy Professor was philosophising over this quote to his class. "The privilege of a lifetime is to become who you truly are." This quote is from the well-known psychotherapist, Carl Jung. The Professor...

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Would you follow this fun philosophy in real life?

Pitstop @pitstop (15551) • Australia 4 May 25

They do have weird philosophies and quotes on mugs and keychains and stuff like this. I don't think we're meant to take it seriously! Showing your undies may not be a great thing to do except at the beach. It can get you into...

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Short Story: A professor philosophises about God, love, and creation

emptychair @innertalks (23734) • Australia 27 Jan 24

Professor Ludwig Loftisoft, a renowned professor of philosophy, was talking about God, and creation, and love, to his students. He said that: [b]"God uses the spiritual to create the physical world, and then he wants us...

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Taoism. A few thoughts

emptychair @innertalks (23734) • Australia 22 Jan 24

Taoism is mainly double meaning, and yet when it talks about love, there is no double entendre. Here are a few more ideas from Taoism. He who knows, speaks wisely. He who does not know, speaks foolishly. He who never...

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Short Story: The problem of good and evil

emptychair @innertalks (23734) • Australia 9 Dec 23

Professor, Lugwig Trokleyson, was giving a lecture to his University students about the paradox of good and evil, both existing in our world. Here is what he said to them: “If God wants to prevent evil, but is unable to...

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Short Story: A Philosopher talks about love, and consciousness

emptychair @innertalks (23734) • Australia 2 Dec 23

The philosopher, Charley Von Trotsliy, had written a small paper for the college's monthly newsletter, on love, and its relationship to consciousness. Here is what he wrote: [b]"Consciousness is a byproduct of love....

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Short story: The professor has an audience with a Zen master, and is dismissed before he could ask his questions

emptychair @innertalks (23734) • Australia 17 Sep 23

The old Zen master, Donkski Verbosla, was known throughout the land. He had a reputation amongst Zen students, and with the everyday man too. His eruditeness, his elucidation, and his clear explanation, that reached into...

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Short story: Existentialism, and Spiritualism

emptychair @innertalks (23734) • Australia 8 May 23

The existentialist philosopher, Darlech Deutovski, was discussing his ideas with a good friend, who he liked to run his own ideas by, to see if they would stand up to his friend's more spiritualised approach to life. He...

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I'm a Student of Philosophy at age 60

Diana B. @BloggerDi (3121) • United States 24 Jan 23

I've always believed that one is never too old to grow, change and learn. I'll be 60 next month. I've always loved learning new information on all kinds of topics. I can be a silly goofball, but really, I am a deep thinker too....

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Short story: Love. Is love the goal of our life, or not?

emptychair @innertalks (23734) • Australia 19 Jul 22

The philosopher, Dudly Konrad, was lecturing to his University students about love. "Is love the goal of our life, or not?" he asked them this question. But, then he answered them like this: [b]"Love, acquiring...

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Short story: When is oneness really oneness? When we are our real selves within it.

emptychair @innertalks (23734) • Australia 17 Mar 22

The Vedanta master, Sri Herata Ramangatti, was talking to a group of his followers about his ideas about oneness. "The one God is indivisible in his oneness, so all that appears to be outside of this one great oneness, are...

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Do you ever find yourself asking profound questions?

The Horse @TheHorse (238268) • Walnut Creek, California 11 Mar 22

The other day, I was down to my last 12-hour Sudafed. It's the medicine I take to help fight my allergies. I decided to take half of one. But then the profound question came to me: If I take half of one, do I get my usual level...

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A lecture: Mind and heart (A fictional short story)

emptychair @innertalks (23734) • Australia 8 Jan 22

The world-renowned philosopher, Sachledge Fermentez, was giving a lecture to all who would come to hear him, at the local University, where he had hired out a lecture theatre, for his event. Here is the text of his...

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Man & Reason

eileenleyva @eileenleyva (27555) • Philippines 20 Aug 21

As of this writing, Afghans are scurrying at the Kabul International airport hoping for airlifts out of the terrorist infested country. Why does that have to happen? Ironically, with empirical science and advance technology, a...

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Short story: Stupid people cannot be good people, or can they?

emptychair @innertalks (23734) • Australia 14 Aug 21

The esteemed Rabbi, Benjimen Akraba, was giving a scholarly talk about goodness to his gathered students. He told them, that in life, we need knowledge to know what's right, for us to do right. [b]"You cannot do right...

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What is your life philosophy...?

Pooja Jha @Poojha2194 (25) 26 Jun 21

I am moody kind of person, i do only what I think is right. But it doesn't mean I do not listen other opinion, I do. What is yours...?

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The Mitchells vs the Machines (Movie)

Robin @Daelii (5619) • United States 8 Jun 21

I was extremely blown away by Netflix's 2021 movie "The Mitchells vs the Machines". It has some crude humor in it for some questionable laughs. The biggest perk in the movie is the subtle philosophy ideas pertaining to what...

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Short story: God in his time

emptychair @innertalks (23734) • Australia 21 Apr 21

The philosopher, Sydney Norman, was discussing the idea of what time is with his friend George. Sydney said, "It is said that God is the light of the world." "The scientist Einstein claimed that light controls time, so...

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Zeno's paradox and toilet paper.

The Horse @TheHorse (238268) • Walnut Creek, California 16 Apr 21

I am almost out of toilet paper. Happily, I remember Zeno's paradox (the story of the hare--Achilles, actually-- and the tortoise) and know that I don't ever have to completely run out of toilet paper. Each time I engage in my...

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