20 ideas
7990 | Serene wisdom is freedom from ties, and indifference to fortune [Anon (Bhag)] |
23326 | In the third century Stoicism died out, replaced by Platonism, with Aristotelian ethics [Frede,M] |
23335 | In late antiquity nearly all philosophers were monotheists [Frede,M] |
7989 | Seek salvation in the wisdom of reason [Anon (Bhag)] |
7996 | I am all the beauty and goodness of things, says Krishna [Anon (Bhag)] |
7995 | In all living beings I am the light of consciousness, says Krishna [Anon (Bhag)] |
23333 | The idea of free will achieved universal acceptance because of Christianity [Frede,M] |
23337 | The Stoics needed free will, to allow human choices in a divinely providential cosmos [Frede,M] |
23334 | For Christians man has free will by creation in God's image (as in Genesis) [Frede,M] |
23221 | The brain, and all the mental events within it, consists entirely of sensitive and rational matter [Cavendish] |
7999 | All actions come from: body, lower self, perception, means of action, or Fate [Anon (Bhag)] |
23336 | There is no will for Plato or Aristotle, because actions come directly from perception of what is good [Frede,M] |
7991 | Hate and lust have their roots in man's lower nature [Anon (Bhag)] |
7988 | There is no greater good for a warrior than to fight in a just war [Anon (Bhag)] |
7992 | The visible forms of nature are earth, water, fire, air, ether; mind, reason, and the sense of 'I' [Anon (Bhag)] |
7994 | Everything, including the gods, comes from me, says Krishna [Anon (Bhag)] |
7993 | Brahman is supreme, Atman his spirit in man, and Karma is the force of creation [Anon (Bhag)] |
23313 | The Gnostic demiurge (creator) is deluded, and doesn't care about us [Frede,M] |
7997 | Only by love can men see me, know me, and come to me, says Krishna [Anon (Bhag)] |
7998 | The three gates of hell are lust, anger and greed [Anon (Bhag)] |