Tag: Radiance

• May 27, 2013

  A felicitous realization about recurrence and impermanence

  Final days in Appalachia. A felicitous realization. So long as we live, each day will recur, varying only slightly from the last. We will work and rest, eat and sleep, think and speak. We will incline or be supine; sit down or get up; touch or be touched; be around others or be alone. As…
• May 24, 2013

  Becoming radiant is hard, being radiant is easy

  You write that ‘radiance is virtue manifested in the keys of natural eloquence, graceful action, and a gentle demeanor…’ So, does radiance consist of three different things that, once combined, make up a whole, or are these three names for the same thing?  The latter. Radiance is not a part:whole relationship (fingers:hand) or an arithmetic…
• February 20, 2013

  Philosophical Improv no. 10: Inquiring is no Longer a Luxury

  Since Episode 9 on self-surrender, we’ve been making the slow turn to Part III: the path of radiant living. In this episode, I provide a brief sketch of the art of philosophical inquiry. This subject is discussed at greater length in my book, The Art of Inquiry, a copy of which can be ordered here.…
• February 19, 2013

  Philosophical Improv no. 9: Self-surrender

  In this episode, I describe the moment in which one is awakened to the idea of self-transformation. That awakening I call ‘self-surrender.’ So far, the series of episodes is divided into 3 sets: the nature of radiant living (Episodes 1-6), the relevance of radiance for our time (Episodes 7 and 8), and the path of radiant…
• February 15, 2013

  Philosophical Improv no. 8: Why Radiance Matters

  In Episodes 1-6, I spoke about the nature of radiance. In the last episode, I suggested that we are living in unsettled time. In this one, I seek to provide clues for why radiance may turn out to be the most excellent way of being for our time. These episodes are attempts to think aloud.…