Archive for November, 2009
Virtue of Truthfulness – Virtuous life as meditation
(Continued from Virtue of Truthfulness – Invisible realities)
What is a virtue? Virtue (Greek Arete, lat. Virtus) means the most complete realization of the heart and soul of a good. It may also be defined to mean ethically and morally valuable traits. Virtue was a central concept in ancient moral philosophy or ethics. Virtues are skills, [...]
Kuoleman kunniaksi – Pekka Ervast
Yksi kauneimmista ja lohduttavimmista muistotilaisuuksiin ja hautajaisiin sopivista teksteistä löytyy mielestäni Pekka Ervastin kirjan Mitä on kuolema viimeisestä luvusta. Koska sitä on vaikea löytää omana tekstinään ajattelin jakaa tekstin omana päiväkirjamerkintänä. Teoksen loppuluku innoitti myös säveltäjä Oskar Merikannon laatimaan Kuoleman kunniaksi kantaatin.
Kuoleman kunniaksi
Jos olisin runoilija, tahtoisin laulaa ylistysvirren sinulle, kuolema. Sinua eivät laulajat ole [...]
Virtue of Truthfulness – Invisible realities
(Continued from Virtue of Truthfulness – Psychological truths)
When I took an interest in martial arts, I had to face the Indian yoga. If the Chinese philosophy does not contain enough mystical elements then mysterious Indian philosophy and yoga would contain it for certain. Metaphysical truths, are in fact more acceptable than the more concrete and [...]
Virtue of Truthfulness – Psychological truths
Virtue of truthfulness – described by thoughts and strings
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Music from Virtues album: Purity
Psychological truths
Invisible realities
Virtuous life as meditation
Music from Virtues album: Truthfulness
Music from Virtues album: Purity
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This writing is a translation from Finnish lecture kept on Jyväskylä in November 2009. It tells about the path of the truth seeker and [...]
