Self in all Beings - Isa Upanishad EN

SELF-DEVELOPMENT THROUGH PRACTICAL PHILOSOPHY

"Who sees all beings in his own Self, and his own Self in all beings, loses all fear."

Isa Upanishad

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"Anticipate the difficult by managing the easy."
Lao Tzu
"Our greatest glory is not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall."
Confucius
"All the suffering, stress... comes from not realizing you already are what you are looking for."
Jon Kabat Zinn
"The state we call realization is simply being one's self, not knowing anything or becoming anything."
Ramana Maharshi
"When we let go of all our notions about things, everything becomes really true."
Kosho Uchiyama
"One of our deepest habitual patterns is to feel that now is not enough."
Pema Chodron
"What a liberation to realise that the 'voice in my head' is not who I am. 'Who am I, then?' The one who sees that."
Eckhart Tolle
"If you begin to be what you are, you will realise everything, but to begin to be what you are, you must come out of what you are not. You are not those thoughts which are turning, turning in your mind; you are not those changing feelings; you are not the different decisions you make and the different wills you have; you are not that separate ego."
Shri Shantananda Saraswati
"When there is silence, one finds the anchor of the universe within oneself."
Lao Tzu
"To see a world in a grain of sand. And heaven in a wild flower. Hold infinity in the palm of your hand, And eternity in an hour."
William Blake
"Generosity is giving more than you can, and pride is taking less than you need."
Khalil Gibran
"When it is obvious that the goals cannot be reached, don't adjust the goals, adjust the action steps."
Confucius
"Dwell as near as possible to the channel in which your life flows."
Henry David Thoreau
"Who looks outside, dreams; who looks inside, awakens."
Carl Jung
"Our original nature is omnipresent, silent, pure: it is glorious and peaceful joy."
Huangbo Xiyun

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The Practical Philosophy introductory courses are given in English, usually on Monday evenings, and are held in-person at the School house in Brussels. Separate courses are also available in French and Dutch. Visit our French or Dutch language websites for more information.


A real taste of philosophy

The next 10-week introductory course in Practical Philosophy starts September 16, 2024, at the School house in Brussels. 

Sessions are interactive, encouraging discussion with the tutor and between group members. The course fee is €90 which covers the 10 week term. Under-25 rate, €40.