by Daniel Seeker | Nov 16, 2023 | Poetry, Quotes
Khalil Gibran, a Lebanese-American poet and philosopher, is known for his insightful reflections on various aspects of life, with love being a prominent theme in his work. Born in 1883, Gibran’s writing has left a lasting impact, thanks to his ability to distill...
by Daniel Seeker | Nov 15, 2023 | Non-Duality, Quotes, Spirituality
Non-duality is about experiencing reality as it is, one undivided whole. Duality pertains to the mind while reality transcends the mind. Duality is a way of perceiving, and not the actuality of the whole. The truth of the whole is neither one nor two. It is simply...
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...