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Where were you when your life was happening? This talk examines where we live normally

- the dominance of past and future in our lives
- the joy of the present moment
- what causes us to leave the present moment
- the experience of life lived in the past and future
- what life is like when we live in the present
- how we can bring the mind to live in the present moment
- a sage's description of the present moment

Philosophy & The Present Moment

There is no future in the past. This talk examines the commonly held views about grief - what is grief - understanding life and death - the two erroneous causes of grief  - how grief can be eased in ourselves and others - the four ways to be free of grief in our lives.

Philosophy & Grief

Are you living a life or are you living a lie? This talk examines what a human being is and what a human life is - do we have a life? - 5 areas of our lives that need examination - how to get our lives back - 4 ways to enlarge our lives - enlarging our hearts - enlarging our minds - the need for self-analysis - making our lives complete.

Philosophy & Get A Life

The man who knows himself knows no fear. This talk examines how fear arises - the role of the ego with regard to fear and what are its characteristics - the false knowledge that produces fear - the types of fear - the results of fear on the life - how to deal with fear when it arises - the means to living a life totally free of fear.

Philosophy & Fear

Are desires the eternal enemy of man? This talk examines why desire is the enemy of Man - the effect of desires on our bodies, minds and hearts - the mistaken belief that fulfillment of desires leads to happiness - the fundamental error that happiness is external to ourselves - the 3 beliefs behind all desires - how or why do desires arise? - what actually is a desire - are there any desires which are beneficial and what are they? 	- 7 ways to eliminate harmful desires - the desireless state and resultant happiness

Philosophy & Desire

Decisions determine your life. This talk examines how decisions arise - 10 important decisions that each one of us will make - the 5 bases for making a true decision - the functioning of the mind under different states - impediments to true decision making - 8 aids to decision making - how we can come to know whether a decision is right or not and the ultimate decision that the real philosopher has to make.

Philosophy & Decision Making

Are you strong enough to be compassionate? This talk examines the real nature of love - how compassion arises - the difference between true compassion and false compassion - the price we pay for not being compassionate - compassion is not pity - the need for a strong heart - how we may grow in compassion.

Philosophy & Compassion

The marriage of two minds. This talk examines what is communication and its importance - the two purposes of communication - the various means of communication - false communication - the factors for true communication - impediments to communication - the three ways to participate in conversation and their effects - 10 ways to improve communication.

Philosophy & Communication

If you are not being true to yourself, who or what are you being true to? The need for a philosophy for our lives - life when untrue to ourselves - our mistaken identity - the domination of fear and subtle pain - how are we to become true to ourselves?

1.  Conscious endeavor
2. Service
3. Embracing the unknown
4. Cultivating stillness
5. Working with nature
6. Answering your calling
7. Adherence to idealism - the authentic man or woman

Philosophy & Being True To Yourself

How aware are we really? This talk examines the difference between awareness and attention.

- What is awareness
- The price we pay for not being aware
- 6 practices to assist with increasing awareness
- Living in awareness

Philosophy & Awareness

Plato's Eurthyphro - S Costello

This audio is brought to you by the School of Philosophy and Economic Science in Ireland. We hold classes in Philosophy and Meditation throughout Ireland starting each September, January and March/April

Philosophy & Being True To Yourself

School Of Philosophy and Economic Science Ireland

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