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Not long ago, a colleague who teaches at a university told me that they had considered training in philosophical counselling, but were warned that they would “starve to death” if they tried to make a living from it. The statement was probably meant as practical advice: do not invest your time and money in a […]
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Consider two scenarios: Scenario one: You laze in a pool, gazing over a Tuscan landscape. The morning mist dissolves and the sunlight sparkles in the ripples of water around you. The water is perfectly warm and crystal clear. Your feet, pressed against smooth tiles, waver below you. A try of chilled drinks arrives as your […]

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“Individuals have rights and there are things no person or group may do to them (without violating their rights). So strong and far-reaching are these rights that they raise the question of what, if anything, the state and its officials may do. How much room do individual rights leave for the state?” — Robert Nozick, Anarchy, State, and Utopia

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suliqyre:To be creative, I need to be present. I need to see the intuitions arising from my awareness, which can tell me what is most needed and necessary in this moment. I cannot do this when my attention is distracted by memories of the past or thoughts about the future.I have many beliefs about the past and the future. Attachment to any of these beliefs will produce suffer...