Writings Archive
This section of the site features our archive of essays, reflections on events, and poetry by students of the School of Philosophy.
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June 2009
Eckhart Tolle: The ‘Power of Now’ Tour
Eckhart Tolle, the renowned author of the The Power of Now, was in Melbourne on Tuesday 10th March 2009 at the Melbourne Convention Centre. He gave a two hour talk. It was very well attended…
Moving into Autumn
As the days grow shorter, the air grows crisper and the trees lose their leaves, Autumn shows us the majesty of maturity and the beauty and ease of letting go. Nature provides a time to draw all energy inwards, to cast off what is no longer needed and prepare for the stillness and modesty of Winter…
March 2009
Opportunity out of Crisis
Ian Mason, Head of Economics and Law and Principal of the School of Economic Science in London, presented a challenging perspective on the Global Economic Crisis on 9th February 2009.
The Ventriloquist’s Dummy
What does it signify that some things or notions we deem to be ours so that we exclude the rest? Is it anything more than the mind applying the label ‘mine’ to some things and not others?
To Love A Garden
I have often wondered why so many of us love gardens. We devote countless hours working and relaxing in gardens, where we delight in the beauty of flowers, nurture edible crops, share time with friends and loved ones, where we dream our dreams and simply rest in the quiet and peace of nature…
Playful Parenting
As a new father and teacher for nine years, I’m now realising the liberation in consciously engaging with children in a reciprocal relationship of play. To free myself of my own ‘adult agenda’, I find it useful to return to first principles—principles underlying the Play of Nature and encompassing all its myriad relationships.
Philosophy: what’s in it for me?
The basic take home message of this talk is that philosophy is about wisdom, and that wisdom is good for you. Wisdom will help you. Wisdom is better than Prozac…
A Look at Planning…
First recorded in Sanskrit 1500 years ago, but originating from a far earlier oral tradition, the Pancatantra is ascribed, by legend, to the celebrated, half-mythical teacher Vishnu Sharma…
The New Year
The new year affords us the opportunity for a fresh start, to step free of old, unwanted habits and into the new. It is a great time to look with new eyes at the lives we live and the values we hold.
