| Every philosophy is the outcome of Someone's thinking.
Therefore there are many philosophies. This school of Practical philosophy does
not speculate in the same manner as other philosophies, nor does it rely on a
system of belief. It has a vision of you and I and its purpose is to unfold that
vision.
The purpose of studying Practical Philosophy is to gain an end, which is
different to studying academically. In academic study of the subject there is
essentially one value, and that is to provide an intellectual understanding of
the subject, which may in turn provide an academic qualification such as a
degree. With Practical Philosophy it is very different. Its value has a human
end which is sought after by every human being, an end that will provide freedom
from limitation, a freedom in which one can accept oneself totally. Acceptance
is only possible only when one is acceptable to oneself.
In recent years bookshops have added a huge section to their shelves
under the heading, Body & Mind, in order to accommodate the increasing
numbers of folk who are becoming disillusioned with their environment, their
personal state of being, political systems, and religious beliefs.
The library of books and organisations that have sprung up over the
last two decades are as huge as they are diverse, yet they all have one thing in
common. They all state in some form or the other that when you have gained one
thing or another life will be a smooth sailing, but if you accept this, you will
be on a trip for life. How can it be so? The past has gone, and the future is
uncertain, and the only thing we have, and must not lose, is the present moment.
It is here and now that things need to be okay, not then and there.
The vision of you that is being presented here is that you are what you
want to be, The whole, The secure, The happy person, and the sort to be counted
in this world. If you are that person and ignorance of this fact leaves you with
a feeling of lack, dispelling of the ignorance will eliminate the lack.
When one begins to enquire into one's own nature, it leads to the
understanding that the very sense of lack is a fundamental error that needs
correction , an error that is caused by ignorance, and the only way this
ignorance will go is through gaining self knowledge. |
