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... 
by Daniel Seeker | Feb 3, 2023 | Greek Philosophy, Quotes
With Plato, philosophy as we know it, took shape. Born in Athens somewhere around 428 BCE into an aristocratic family, Plato is probably the single most influential person in Western philosophy. Unlike most philosophers of ancient Greece, all of Plato’s writings are... 
by Daniel Seeker | Jan 26, 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 there genuine experiences we as humans can have that correspond to these spiritual notions or are they just figments of... 
by Daniel Seeker | Jan 26, 2023 | Quotes, Stoicism
Lucius Annaeus Seneca (4 BCE – 65 ACE), also known as Seneca the Younger, was a Roman statesman, dramatist and Stoic philosopher. He was chiefly known as a philosopher who taught the Stoic art of self-restraint, mainly in order to help man better navigate and cope... 
by Daniel Seeker | Jan 23, 2023 | Esotericism, Quotes, Spirituality
Few have expressed the inexpressible as compellingly as Hermes Trismegistus. But who was he really? Will we ever know? What we do know is that Hermes Trismegistus was/is the alleged and attributed author of the Hermetic Corpus (Hermetica), an influential set of...