Most people do not really want freedom, because freedom involves responsibility, and most people are frightened of responsibility. - Sigmund Freud Freedom and responsibility aren't interconnected things. They are the same thing. - Harry Browne With freedom comes...
Our next get-together: Saturday, Feb, 24 at 10:30am at FPS For this meeting, we will be discussing the book "Peace is Every Step" by Buddhist monk Thich Nhat Hanh. Join us for this enjoyable and enriching discussion. Participants have been very enthusiastic, and we...
Early in the 20th century, troubled by trends of modern life, Martin Buber wrote an odd little book of philosophy with an enduring impact that continues today. It is called in German "Ich und Du" later translated into English as "I and Thou". In it Buber described two...
Our next get-together: Saturday, Jan. 13 at 10:30am at FPS For this meeting, we will be discussing the book "Loving What Is: Four Questions That Can Change Your Life" by Byron Katie. Join us for this enjoyable and enriching discussion. Participants have been very...
What a cruel thing war is... to fill our hearts with hatred instead of love for our neighbors. - Robert E. Lee Is war sometimes necessary? Is it ever 'good'? There is no avoiding war; it can only be postponed to the advantage of others. - Niccolo Machiavelli There was...
What a cruel thing war is... to fill our hearts with hatred instead of love for our neighbors. - Robert E. Lee Is war sometimes necessary? Is it ever 'good'? There is no avoiding war; it can only be postponed to the advantage of others. - Niccolo Machiavelli There was...
Faced with the choice between changing one's mind and proving that there is no need to do so, almost everyone gets busy on the proof. - John Kenneth Galbraith Think of the last time you tried to change someone's mind. You probably failed. Same with someone changing...
Our next get-together: Saturday, November 11 at 10:30am at FPS For this meeting, we will be discussing "Man's Search for Meaning" by Viktor Frankl. Join us for this enjoyable and enriching discussion. Participants have been very enthusiastic, and we always welcome...
Our next get-together: Saturday, October 28 at 10:30am at FPS For this meeting, we will be discussing "The Book of Joy: Lasting Happiness in a Changing World" by the Dalai Lama and Archbishop Desmond Tutu. Here is one description of the book: "His Holiness the Dalai...
In September we asked what takes the place of God in a secular society. But we never exactly got to what Paul wanted to dialogue on which was "How do we as individuals find or make meaning for ourselves in this modern world". To answer that we of course have to figure...