School Of Philosophy

Listen to this awareness exercise with a short reading at the end by Shantananda Saraswati. Listen and practice stillness at the beginning and the end of your day to experience more rest . It is an exercise to develop greater awareness and depth of being. During the week practise this twice a day. The more we practise, the stronger its effect will be. Try it and see.

Awareness Exercise by the School of Philosophy and Economic Science Ireland. This recording has no reading at the end

Talk on Plato's Euthyphro

A talk on Plato's Philosohpy by Dr Stephen J Costello

Awareness exercise with Brian for Introductory Course students

Awareness Exercise with Valerie for Introductory Course students

Surely you are perfectly happy as you are? This talk examines whether you are perfectly happy as you are - what is it that you really need to know - who am I in truth - do we know who we really are? - the creation of the false 'I' - the effects of the false 'I' on our lives - the role of philosophy in discovering the truth about your Self and the difference this makes - 12 questions we all need to...

Everybody has it. How to access it. This talk examines what is inspiration? - is all of mankind naturally creative and thus is everybody an artist? - the useful arts and the fine arts - what is the highest art? - how much of the art is due to the artist? - ultimately, who is the artist? - what gets in the way of creativity or inspiration - understanding the source of all inspiration - removing the...

Is there anybody out there who could meet my particular requirements? This talk examines what is true love. - How to measure how much we love someone - What it is that we love in the person - What the mark of unconditional love is - What effect love has on the one who loves - The fruits of conditional love - The fruits of unconditional love - How we may grow in love

Where is the world going? This talk examines the decline in the world according to three traditions: - The state of the world today - 5 prevalent aspects of modern living (negative behaviour of man, materialism, isolation, confusion, inequality) - Our reaction to all this - true spirituality the cure - how to make the world a better place - 8 simple practices for each of us - conclusion

The unexamined life is not worth living. This talk examines why we should have the spirit of enquiry. - The falsity in our lives - How does real enquiry begin? - 4 ways to awaken the spirit of enquiry in ourselves - What hinders the spirit of enquiry - 3 requirements for there to be true and substantial enquiry - The 3 approaches to any enquiry - What is the ultimate enquiry for the human being an...

Have you discovered the true purpose of your life? This talk examines how everything has a purpose. - What is the real purpose of Man? - The universal and individual aspects of our purpose - Purpose under ignorance and its effect on our lives - 8 practices to help us live lives of true purpose

Where were you when your life was happening? This talk examines where we live normally - the dominance of past and future in our lives - the joy of the present moment - what causes us to leave the present moment - the experience of life lived in the past and future - what life is like when we live in the present - how we can bring the mind to live in the present moment - a sage's description of th...

You say you love but do you practise it? This talk examines how important love is. - What is true love - What is the test of love - All have love in their hearts - How some become unfit to love due to non practice - What gets in the way of love - The effects of impure love - 8 ways to practice love

Only when you awake will you realise that you have been asleep to life This talk examines if we are awake right now - Is there a need to wake up? - When do we go asleep? - What is it like to live in this state of sleep? - How are we going to wake up? - Life in the awakened state

To be light is to become enlightened. This talk examines that if our true nature is light, what makes us go dark. - How the adult differs from the child and its brightness - The darkening effect of false reason and conditional love - The light of the present moment - What life in the darkness or shadows is like - Why we won't drop our burdens - How we may live in the light and lighten up

Are we living naturally in relation to our universal nature? - The master key to natural living is discipline - Understanding true discipline and its attractiveness - Factors that inhibit living a disciplined life - Life with little or no discipline - Life under false discipline - Life under true discipline - Benefits of the disciplined life - Self-mastery - Seven practices to bring about the natu...

What treasures lie in your heart? This talk examines the emotional centre of the human being. - The purpose of the heart - The state of one's heart - What causes the heart to operate falsely - How we can know whether desire or love is fueling our hearts - The true functioning of the heart - 8 ways to help our hearts open

The principles for great family living. This talk examines the importance of family to society and to the individual. - Who are the members of a real family - The principles of happy family life - The importance of true communication - Developing high self-esteem in the family members - Encouraging a strong sense of responsibility - The values, traditions and customs of the family - Spending time...

To understand it is to be free of it. This talk examines the true nature of this creation. - The difference between pain and sorrow, happiness and bliss - The cause of suffering - how suffering may be created, added to or prolonged - False ways of dealing with suffering - How to make use of suffering - Helping others with their suffering - Various ways of reducing suffering and finally how to elim...

What is true success? This talk examines what real success is. - The pursuit of success under ignorance - Success under ignorance and its 6 effects - The 6 factors which guarantee failure in life - Success and mastery of body, mind & heart - 6 ways to enjoy mastery of our mind - 3 ways to enjoy mastery of our hearts - What life is like for the truly successful person

This creation causes no stress. This talk examines the real nature of this creation and our false experience of it - why we do not experience people and events as they really are - the false uses of mind and heart which causes us stress - practical ways to live stress free.

When are you going to accept it? This talk examines what we are responsible for - collective responsibility - self-responsibility - lack of responsibility - the ability to respond and its effects - the choice between reaction and response - our world of reactions - 9 ways to develop responsibility - the responsible human being and the life they lead.

How to enjoy relationship with everyone. This talk examines the nature of relationship and why we seek them - the 3 bases of relationship - how relationships go wrong - 5 effects of the ego on relationships - how we may enjoy true and fulfilling relationships - 5 practical steps to help relationships - true relationship.

Those with reason are free from error. This talk examines what is Man in truth - the two great aids to his living a true and full life - what is reason - why should we be reasonable? - what is not reason - what causes us to be unreasonable - how reason works - the two levels of reason - the 3 states of mind, in only one of which does reason operate properly - the 4 factors which help reason to gro...