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Serving as a paramedic in London during Covid left Pat exhausted. So he decided to take some time out – and cycle from London to Melbourne! 18 months and 13,000 miles later he describes his journey. Read on to hear his adventures. Pat has attended philosophy classes both in London and Australia.
Waterperry House, the School’s retreat centre in the South of England, is familiar to many members of the School all over the world. David has been its Bursar for nearly two decades and has overseen many developments in that time. Here he writes about one of them.
Ben is an architect. His interest in philosophy and yoga led him to explore Vaastu architecture. What could Vaastu architecture offer, in addition to his western training? Read on to hear some of his discoveries.
An insight into the School Leaders Conference accompanied by a gallery of photos. The leaders of all the overseas Schools meet every six years for a conference at Waterperry. This year the meeting was one week, from August 23-31st.
A talk by Mr Donald Lambie given at the School of Philosophy, SE London branch on 20 February 2023.
Michael Davis, Wellington, New Zealand Michael is an architect, working in New Zealand, where buildings can be subject to sudden earthquakes. How do you create structures that will withstand abrupt lateral and vertical movements? And how do you strengthen existing buildings to preserve life in the
Dr Charmaine Zammit, Malta Charmaine is an artist who lost interest in producing art objects for exhibitions and buyers. Instead she wanted to help others appreciate and create art. After years of academic studies, and while serving as a Head of Department for Art in state schools, she started a doc
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A talk given by Mr Donald Lambie at the School in Cape Town on 01 December 2024 The Upaniṣads are a collection of ancient teachings which hold the Advaita teaching. Advaita means ‘one without a second’ and the Upaniṣads, from many years ago, hold the essence of this teaching. One of the Upaniṣads,
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Transcript of the Annual Global Meeting Waterperry House, Oxfordshire 20th October 2024 given by Donald Lambie The subject of this talk is confluence, which literally means flowing together, moving together. The picture behind me is of the river Ganges and there is a city named Prayagraj where the r
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Rob James, Wellington, New Zealand Rob was presenting philosophy courses to students when an unexpected request came his way. Now he discusses philosophy with people in prison across New Zealand. How does it work? How is it received in prison? Read on for more about this excellent initiative. R
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Written by Dr Valery Rees Questions relating to intellect are raised in several of the letters of Marsilio Ficino, and they are raised in different ways. In this article Dr Valery Rees presents material drawn from Books I and II of the Letters, where we encounter Ficino’s views.
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Richard has been ringing church bells for about 20 years. Bell ringing has a long tradition in England stretching back to 400AD. Read on to learn more about this fascinating activity . Richard is a senior philosophy student in the Midlands.
