Spirituality.
Quick Hits
10 random key ideas.
2.
Quote:
- Carl Sagan.
- 1979.
Meaning:
Embrace a secular approach to your spirituality. It grounds awe and meaning in observable human experience. For sure, judge spiritual claims against measurable effects.
3.
From History: Atman, the idea of self.
Self and Non-self offer rival metaphysical answers. TST Philosophy asks you to ground public truth and systems in the material world.
4.
Article summary:
The best spirituality does not escape reality. It learns from it. Let reality sharpen and deepen your spirituality.
5.
Quote:
- Michael Alan Prestwood.
- 2018.
Meaning:
Ethical life is a disciplined journey of seeking truth, cultivating honor, and reducing unnecessary harm while striving toward layered flourishing.
6.
From History: Born about 105 Generations Ago, circa 604 BCE.
Laozi’s spirituality wants you to live with humility before the unknowable Dao: live gently, force less, and move in harmony with reality. Let people be who they are.
7.
Column summary:
Stop living for tomorrow. Treat this year as a life you’d be willing to live again—not as a resolution to optimize, but as a measure of what you truly affirm, tolerate, or avoid.
8.
Quote:
- Michael Alan Prestwood.
Meaning:
Frameworks are human-made interpretations, but truth is measured by alignment with a reality that exists independently of them.
9.
From History: Don't waste time on the unknowable.
Agnosticism is the honest pause between belief and denial. Used well, it helps you live with mystery, spend your attention wisely, and choose which unknowns are worth exploring.
10.
Ontology studies what exists. Spirituality explores what existence means.
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