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Esala Poya on Saturday :
Life doesn’t begin with birth, nor end with death
Experiencing the death of a loved one, or
witnessing the death of another, can be one of the most profound
events in one’s life. But death can be a teacher. Only in facing
death, those of loved ones and our own, can we be free from the fear
of it and learn the lessons it has to teach about life.
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Vignettes
Hume, the sceptic and agnostic
Those who have a passion for philosophy have
their own heroes. The philosophical hero of modern-day sceptics and
empiricists is undoubtedly David Hume who lived from 1711 to 1776.
He said all human knowledge is based on sense impressions. Anything
not experienced is mere invention and it must be ruthlessly
discarded.
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Thorns on the Side
The importance of compassion
Compassion. One word that can change our lives -
and even our world. Many of the problems that we face today, from
war to famine, can be traced to a lack of compassion towards others.
All the great religions in the world have focused on the importance
of compassion.
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