Spinoza's Philosophy and Buddhism – Was Spinoza a Buddhist?
A casual remark from someone 'Let the Thai Spinoza arise…..' made me suddenly realize that Spinoza's philosophy and Buddhism have many similarities. I thought I had made an earth-shattering discovery (an illusion I often have) but after some further reading I saw that many before me had already pointed out the close connection between the two worlds of thought.
My philosophy of life in Thailand
Chris has adopted a certain philosophy of life during his years in Thailand that – according to him – is quite different from other expats who have come to live here after retirement. He tries to summarize this philosophy in 5 recommendations. The guidelines are a mix of choice, reading, upbringing and chance.
Philosophizing in Isan
Rainy season and we will have known that. The branches of the trees hang heavily, bushes and plants bend down because of the moisture. The heavy night rains now also fall during the day. That gives a farang in Isaan time to do some philosophizing because you can hardly do anything in and around the house and garden.
I picked up hundreds or maybe thousands of shells. Very beautiful, very ugly, big, small, broken or very cool, shiny and dull shells….
