Tag Archives: philosophy

The Road Less Traveled

Posted on June 2, 2009 by smellincoffee

The Road Less Traveled: A New Psychology of Love, Traditional Values, and Spiritual Growth© 1978 M. Scott Peck315 pages In February, I read A World Waiting to be Born: Civility Rediscovered by M. Scott Peck, a psychologist who applied the … Continue reading →

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The Great Transformation

Posted on May 30, 2009 by smellincoffee

The Great Transformation: the Beginning of our Religious Traditions© 2006 Karen Armstrong469 pages I looked forward to reading this book, and my expectations were met. Karen Armstrong’s The Great Transformation is a historical narrative detailing the creation of four of … Continue reading →

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Selected Essays

Posted on May 24, 2009 by smellincoffee

Selected Essays© Michel de Montaigne, edited 1943 by Donald Frame364 pages A month or so ago — or perhaps slightly more than that — I began watching videos on YouTube posted by “PhilosophicalMedia“. The host presents a thirty-minute program on … Continue reading →

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Wisdom of the Ages

Posted on May 19, 2009 by smellincoffee

Wisdom of the Ages: A Modern Master Brings Eternal Truths into Everyday Life(Strangely, the subtitle on Amazon is “60 Days to Enlightenment.” It seems to be a different edition with 20 more pages.)© 1998 Wayne Dyer268 pages My local public … Continue reading →

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Out of my Life and Thought

Posted on May 4, 2009 by smellincoffee

Out of My Life and Thought,© 1933, Albert Schweitzer (translated and republished in 1960)233 pages These comments are long-overdue. Unlike The Sane Society and The Reason for God, Albert Schweitzer’s autobiography doesn’t require a point-by-point review. It’s not that the … Continue reading →

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Change Your Thoughts, Change Your Life

Posted on May 4, 2009 by smellincoffee

Change Your Thoughts, Change Your Life: Living the Wisdom of the Tao© 2007 Wayne Dyer416 pages In continuing my philosophical and comparative religion studies, I’m reading another book on the Tao Te Ching. While The Guiding Light of Lao Tzu … Continue reading →

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Ethics for a New Millennium

Posted on March 22, 2009 by smellincoffee

Ethics for a New Millennium© 1999 Tenzin Gyatso (the XIV Dalai Lama)237 pages Every so often I encounter an author who I find to be delightful, and the Dalai Lama is one of them. I was somewhat dubious about reading … Continue reading →

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An Open Heart

Posted on March 16, 2009 by smellincoffee

An Open Heart: Practicing Compassion in Everyday Life© 2001 the XIV Dalai Lama191 pages Because I enjoyed The Art of Happiness so much, I decided to continue reading the Dalai Lama’s thoughts. An Open Heart is considerably more short than … Continue reading →

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I to Myself

Posted on March 13, 2009 by smellincoffee

I to Myself: An Annotated Selection from the Journal of Henry D. Thoreau© 2007 editor Jeffrey Cramer429 pages I’ve known the name Henry David Thoreau since high school, when I gazed up at Walden. I did not read from him, … Continue reading →

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The Art of Happiness

Posted on March 12, 2009 by smellincoffee

While poking my nose in the religious philosophy section of my university library, I spotted a book with an interesting title. Seeing that it was by the (fourteenth) Dalai Lama, I decided to see what it was about beyond the … Continue reading →

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