by Arda Cigin | Oct 18, 2020 | Blog
How To Apply Mindfulness In Daily Life “The feeling that any task is a nuisance will soon disappear if it is done with mindfulness.” – Thích Nhất Hạnh —— Explanation Of The Wisdom In this article, I wanted to give a quick tip for those who...
by Arda Cigin | Oct 13, 2020 | Blog
Epistemic Attitudes “You can prove anything you want by coldly logical reason—if you pick the proper postulates.” ― Isaac Asimov, I, Robot Explanation Of The Wisdom You probably do know many things. But do you know what it means to know something? How do we...
by Arda Cigin | Oct 4, 2020 | Blog
Understanding Skepticism ‘It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it.’ – Aristotle You probably do know many things. But do you know what it means to know something? How do we know something to be true...
by Arda Cigin | Jun 5, 2018 | Blog
Blog “No man is to be judged by the mere nature of his duties, but all should be judged by the manner and the spirit in which they perform them.” – Swami Vivekananda —— Explanation Of The Wisdom Karma yoga is the meditative tradition of...
by Arda Cigin | Feb 12, 2018 | Blog
Four pupils used to practice meditation in the time before Zen came to Japan. These close friends vowed to each other to observe silence for seven days. The first day passed well. But as the evening progressed and the oil lamps became dim, one student couldn’t help...
by Arda Cigin | Feb 11, 2018 | Blog
When Bankei held his seclusion-weeks of meditation, pupils from many parts of Japan came to attend. During one of these gatherings, a pupil was caught stealing. The matter was reported to Bankei with the request that the culprit be expelled. Bankei ignored the case....
