Spirit
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The Honourable Competition Within Civilisation Let us consider the face as both a symbol and a weapon: a vessel for identity, yet a battleground for power. To strike another’s face is to violate not only their body but also their dignity, for the face is where we encounter the world, where we are judged by…
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Mere Innocence No More Than Starting Point for Virtue In conclusion, let us return to our original question: is innocence foundational to goodness? The answer, I believe, lies not in the absence of evil but in the presence of virtue. Innocence may be a starting point, a state of potential, but it is only through…
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If we fall into the sin of ‘Amnesis,’ of forgetting the self and who we are supposed to be, then we must find a way to awaken that memory, to rediscover who we are. This is where anger comes in, especially in times of strife. For when we see lies, deception, and corruption; when we…
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Forgiveness Necessary in Search of Divine Beauty; Ultimate Psychomenal Activity To grasp the significance of Magnanimity, we must delve into the very essence of our being; our connection to the divine. God’s love isn’t a distant, impersonal force; it’s an intimate, enabling gift that permeates every aspect of our lives, literally the empowerment of our…
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Leveraging Truthful Criticism of Immoral and Illegitimate Power Here we arrive as a most profound truth: the powerful are often immoral. This is a mere observation. Power corrupts, as the adage goes. Yet, there remains more to this than a simple warning. The powerful are not merely flawed, anymore than others; they are often systematically…
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Now, let us shift our gaze to the realms of mathematics, where logic and reason are supposed to reign supreme. Profoundness of Oneness is the unifying principle central to all things and in every single pattern; transcending all disciplinary boundaries. In mathematics, consider the number One. It is the foundation upon which all other numbers…
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Who You Support Politically Does Not Matter What is power? Is it the sword wielded by kings, the gavel of judges, or the charisma of leaders who rally crowds to their cause? Or is power something far more elusive, a quiet mostly unspoken force that resides in the nation, in the culture, in the hearts,…
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Divining the Stealing of Man Let us now turn our gaze to the virtues themselves, for they are the very lifeblood of this Structural Virtues Theory. Let us consider Magnanimity, the first virtue, which requires us to remember who we are through Awareness and Honesty. If we are immutable, then why bother with memory? Why…
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Innocence in Misunderstanding Temptation’s Paradoxes Paradoxically, coming to understand temptation is one element in the humbling yet empowering recognition process of self through virtues earned in discourse. Without the discourse, this value is lost, however, because all must be funnelled through it for growth of emboldened progressive virtues. This process is lost for the majority…
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How we Align, the Principle of Oneness as Unifying Naturally Parmenides argued that change is an illusion and that reality is eternal, unchanging, and indivisible. For Parmenides, Oneness was not merely a concept but the very essence of being itself as timeless and ethereal entity that underpins all existence. Heraclitus saw the world as a…