by Daniel Seeker | Feb 16, 2023 | Neoplatonism, Quotes
Derived from the thoughts of Plato, neoplatonism was a philosophical tradition that took its distinct form in Egypt through the thoughts of the 3rd century Alexandrian philosopher Ammonius Saccas, but reached its climax in the works of his student Plotinus, who was... 
by Daniel Seeker | Feb 7, 2023 | Books, Quotes, Spirituality
Rabindranath Tagore (1861-1941) was a Bengali philosopher, poet and author. He won the Nobel Prize in Literature 1913 for his seminal work Gitanjali. Born in 1861 to an influential family in Calcutta, he grew up as the youngest of fourteen siblings. The... 
by Daniel Seeker | Feb 7, 2023 | Quotes, Spirituality
Zarathustra, or Zoroaster as the Greeks called him, was the founder and prophet of the religion that is today known as Zoroastrianism. The Zoroastrian belief probably originated sometime between 1600-800 BC in Persia (present-day Iran) and is often referred to as one... 
by Daniel Seeker | Feb 7, 2023 | Quotes, Spirituality
Ego-death, awakening, enlightenment.. These are some of the words and concepts we hear about in spiritual circles; but what do they really mean? Are these genuine experiences that we as humans can have or are they just figments of our collective imagination? It... 
by Daniel Seeker | Feb 5, 2023 | Greek Philosophy, Ideas, Quotes
Is God willing to prevent evil, but not able? Then he is not omnipotent. Is he able, but not willing? Then he is malevolent. Is he both able and willing? Then whence cometh evil? Is he neither able nor willing? Then why call him God? Epicurus (according to Lactantius)... 
by Daniel Seeker | Feb 5, 2023 | Quotes, Stoicism
The stoics are best known for their discipline, wisdom and dedication to virtue. We rarely hear about their thoughts around the topic of love and affection. With that in mind, here are a collection of 10 notable quotes on love, friendship and affection by the greatest...