Universe Surrenders - Lao Tzu EN

SELF-DEVELOPMENT THROUGH PRACTICAL PHILOSOPHY

"To the mind that is still, the whole universe surrenders."

Lao Tzu

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"Men stumble over the truth from time to time, but most pick themselves up and hurry off as if nothing happened."
Winston Churchill
"No one is free who has not obtained the empire of himself. No man is free who cannot command himself."
Pythagoras
"To know yourself as the Being underneath the thinker, the stillness underneath the mental noise, the love and joy underneath the pain, is freedom, salvation, enlightenment."
Eckhart Tolle
"Silence is a source of great strength."
Lao Tzu
"A little knowledge that acts is worth infinitely more than much knowledge that is idle."
Khalil Gibran
"All truths are easy to understand once they are discovered; the point is to discover them."
Galileo
"Whoever is careless with the truth in small matters cannot be trusted with important matters."
Einstein
"Nobody can hurt me without my permission."
Mahatma Gandhi
"Do not impose on others what you yourself do not desire."
Confucius
"The key to growth is the introduction of higher dimensions of consciousness into our awareness."
Lao Tzu
"People look to time in expectation that it will eventually make them happy, but you cannot find true happiness by looking toward the future."
Eckhart Tolle
"He who lives in harmony with himself lives in harmony with the universe."
Marcus Aurelius
"What lies behind us and what lies ahead of us are tiny matters compared to what lives within us."
Henry David Thoreau
"Respond intelligently even to unintelligent treatment."
Lao Tzu
"Realise deeply that the present moment is all you ever have. Make the Now the primary focus of your life."
Eckhart Tolle

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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 January 13 2025, 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.