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This famous treatise began as a letter to a young French friend who asked Edmund Burke’s opinion on whether France’s new ruling class would succeed in creating a better order. Doubtless the friend expected a favorable reply, but Burke was suspicious of certain tendencies of the Revolution from the start and perceived that the revolutionaries were actually subverting the true "social order". Blending history with principle and graceful imagery with profound practical maxims, this book is one of the most influential political treatises in the history of the world.

'Terrific and passionate writing about a philosopher whose heroism is unquestionable . . . and as lively and learned an introduction to classical Athens as you could want' - Daily Telegraph In The Hemlock Cup, award-winning historian Bettany Hughes brings to vivid life one of the most...

This landmark collection is the definitive introduction to the Buddha's teachings - in his own words. The American scholar-monk Bhikkhu Bodhi, whose voluminous translations have won widespread acclaim, here presents selected discourses of the Buddha from the Pali Canon, the earliest record of what the Buddha taught. Divided into 10 thematic chapters, In the Buddha's Words reveals the full scope of the Buddha's discourses, from family life and marriage to renunciation and the path of insight.

Neville Goddard (1905-1972) was one of the most extraordinary and ardently practical spiritual thinkers of the past century. Writing and lecturing under the solitary name Neville, this modern mystic enthralled audiences with one simple, radical principle: the human imagination is God. Whatever you think and feel, Neville taught, you literally out-picture in your world. Here are three of Neville's most concise and persuasive statements on the creative powers of your mind.

Why do some prime ministers manage to get things done, while others miserably fail? What is a 'special adviser' and how did they take over British political life? And why is the House of Lords more functional than most people think? 'Lacerating ... a savage indictment of the status quo' Guardian...

In an age of carefully managed language and endless caveats, Professor David Millard Haskells new book is startling for its certainty. Modern liberalism, progressivism, multiculturalism, and secularism are treated not as competing philosophies but as forces contributing to civilizational decay...

SummaryPain in Patience: Finding Purpose, Peace, and Strength in Life's StrugglesBy Mark HarrisLife rarely unfolds according to our plans. Dreams are delayed. Prayers seem unanswered. Loss, disappointment, grief, and uncertainty often leave us asking difficult questions: Why am I suffering? How...

"Love is the voice under all silences, the hope which has no opposite in fear; the strength so strong mere force is feebleness: the truth more first than sun, more last than star."e.e...

Nature as foundation, excellence as goal, beauty as horizon.Samurai of the West is the monumental last testament of Dominique Venner, whose adventurous life and many-faceted works championed the cause of a European renaissance with a style and breadth like no other.Presented in the unique form...

No method. No mercy. Just this.What if the self you've been tending-defending, improving, believing in-was never really there? In these unsparing but lucid essays, psychologist and philosopher Robert Saltzman examines the machinery of meaning in an age of performative presence and synthetic...

I ”Kærlighedens gerninger” fra 1847 beskriver Søren Kierkegaard næstekærligheden som den sande kærlighed, der åbenbaredes hos Kristus. Beskrivelsen er ironisk, således at den i højere grad beskæftiger sig med kærlighedens modsætninger som mistro, misundelse, hovmod og dømmesyge...

Den stoiske skole herskede i både Rom og Grækenland fra ca. 300 f. Kr. til 200 e. Kr. Ulykkeligvis er alle de stoiske hovedtekster gået tabt, men stoicismen har haft så stor påvirkning på europæisk filosofis senere udvikling, at det hører sig til at inkludere et bind om den stoiske skole...

This audiobook is narrated by an AI Voice. ¿Sientes que tus emociones toman decisiones por ti? ¿Que reaccionas en lugar de elegir, que el estrés, la irritación o el miedo llegan antes de que puedas hacer algo con ellos? Si quieres recuperar el control emocional, pero la filosofía te parece...

This audiobook is narrated by an AI Voice. Dogme et Rituel de la Haute Magie: Tome 1 Publisher's summary Découvrez l’un des grands classiques de l’ésotérisme occidental. Dans Dogme et Rituel de la Haute Magie, Éliphas Lévi propose une vaste exploration des fondements théoriques et...

This audiobook is narrated by an AI Voice. En «¿Qué es filosofía?» (1929), José Ortega y Gasset presenta una crítica incisiva a los enfoques tradicionales de la filosofía, desafiando nuestras concepciones sobre la realidad, el ser y la relación entre el individuo y el universo. Ortega...

In this provocative talk, Osho challenges the conventional idea that morality can be created by deliberately cultivating a particular character or set of virtues. He argues that such cultivation can create a false personality—a facade built around what we actually are, leading to repression, inner conflict, and the desire to appear more righteous than we feel.

1 Hour Podcast Episodes from Julian Dorey.

The Last American Vagabond is a podcast dedicated to discussing all the topics that you will not hear in mainstream media, with in-depth analysis of just about every conspiracy you can think of, a rundown of the week's most undiscussed yet important news, and our favorite: Conspiracy Freestyle. And remember, do not take our word for it, DO Your Own Research! tlavagabond.substack.com

You went to the drawer for scissors. The scissors were not there. What was there was a warranty for a toaster you no longer own, a key that opens nothing in this house, and a photograph you had forgotten you were in. You closed the drawer annoyed, because you had come for scissors, and annoyance...

From a revered public intellectual, an essential argument for the political preconditions of a liberal society. Liberalism has always suffered from messaging challenges. It simultaneously implies a pursuit of individual liberty and social equality, two projects often regarded as at odds. Or...