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What Has Philosophy Taught Me ?

Probably all of us philosophers have to regularly answer

questions such as - “What do you need this philosophy for?”. Today I am asking myself that
same question – why do I need it in life? What has it taught me?

And since it has taught me quite a few things, I will list here some of them:

– what is my Sun and which are my planets

– Karmic “Banking”
– spiritual math
– to operate my internal machines
– to welcome, and to say goodbye
– that the biggest acquisition is giving

…spiritual math

From everyday math (not excluding the academic one), we have learned that three is more than
one and a hundred is more than twenty. We are so used to the superiority of the quantitative
that we are keen to accept something as true, simply because many people see it as true and
only a few claim the opposite.

Philosophy has taught me that the truth is not a matter of quantity, but of quality. The important
truths in life are not potato’s and cannot be measured with the material scale.

Philosophy has taught me that a single person with the Truth is a majority, regardless of
the number of people believing the wrong.

…to operate my internal machines

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In their life, each person realises that they need training in order to learn to operate with any
type of instruments and machines: from a toothbrush to a car.

Philosophy has taught me that there exist internal instruments and machines that we are far
from unitizing fully. It could be said that this is similar to owning the most expensive camera but
only photographing in auto mode – sometimes it takes nice pictures, sometimes ugly ones, and
most often – ones in the grey area of mediocrity.

Philosophy has helped me to know my instruments – imagination, memory, attention, as well as

the biggest potentials – Justice, Self-control, Love, Intelligence, Discipline, Moderation etc. It
continues to teach me to develop them and to enhance their use in everyday practice. Today I
am in “manual mode” and the “pictures”, although not yet ready for an exhibition, become
clearer and clearer.

...Karmic banking

From economic banking we know that many things require payment, that there are “discounts”,
“promotions”, unfortunately also theft, fraud or “diversion of cash flows without the knowledge
of shareholders”.

Philosophy has taught me that in the banking of life, where the payment methods are our
energy, our happiness, our knowledge, our relationships etc., there is one simple rule: sooner or
later we will pay the price for everything that we have done, said, thought.... Or for what we
haven't done, said, thought, although we could – even without anyone knowing about it (for
better or worse).

Philosophy has taught me to pay with modesty and generosity without blaming the karmic
“bankers” in injustice. It has also taught me to take the payments with gratitude without
expecting them or requiring them.

...to welcome, and to say goodbye

Every person, living their own personal life, welcomes many new people, events, places, tasks,
opportunities, challenges... We react to them as “unexpected” (The kid is all grown up now!),
“shocking” (There is snow outside!), “suspicious” (He is smiling!), “unfortunate” (It is Monday
again...). In short – we don't welcome the majority of them in a normal way, let alone with a
positive attitude.

Philosophy has taught me to expect more and more new things in my life. It revealed to me that
I don't live on an island, but on the sea. Since I am on the ship, every day and every night I am
sailing... and there is no way for me to not encounter new views. It has taught me that I can be
polite with Faith and be grateful for what is coming my way. Philosophy has taught me to see
the opportunities and to hold onto them. It is useful, as you can look back and not feel
remorse...

It has taught me that some things and some people come only for a certain period in life or for a

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certain lesson – and when it is over, they are gone... There is no point in worrying, but rather – I
have to be grateful for the lessons. On a later stage it has also showed me that I am the one
calling and attracting, therefore I will add as well the lesson to be careful what I think and what I
wish for... And so, I now know that a person never misses in life what he most truly desires, or
what he most greatly fears.

...that the biggest acquisition is giving

The material world makes us believe that we can acquire the most security and the most
tranquillity by acquiring more and more things, more money, assets, possessions, etc.
Philosophy has showed me – this is all an illusion. It has taught me that in this way I turn into a
cat chasing its own tail – I have neither pray, nor peace.

Philosophy has taught me to rather love than desire to be loved. Philosophy has taught me to
not be afraid of giving. I discovered I had more than I thought, and even that I had things that I
could never lose again.

...what is my Sun and which are my Planets

Many times in life we “shift our priorities”, sometimes as a result of an internal shift, a shift in
our values, or sometimes because the people among us inspire us, encourage us or enthrall us.
We chase a career and everything else is on the back burner, we become “photographers”,
“sportsmen” or “prophets” of a “healthy lifestyle” and everything else fades away; or we
become “experts in good movies” and all other occupations are only secondary; we fall in love
and the axis of our lives shifts into another person, we become parents and “the meaning” of
life becomes our kids... until they grow up and we start searching again.

Philosophy has showed me where is the Sun of my life and which are the planets around it. It
showed me which is my star-axis and that all the rest will revolve around it: people, work, cities,
hobbies, apartments, entertainment... Some will remain in its orbit for a lifetime, some for some
long years, and some only for months. Philosophy has taught me to not turn any of my planets
into a star if I want to be truly happy, as well as to not turn the Star into a planet, if I don't want
to be permanently unhappy.

The Star is my Spiritual Life and my aspiration to achieve it, to learn to live as a philosopher, to
evolve as a philosophical disciple, as a conscious human being. This is the Star, about which in
a mysterious text it is written that “life after life I will find it in the same exact place” - “the most
still” and “the most unchangeable star” - my Spiritual Ideal.

Philosophy has taught me so many other things: to believe in goodness, despite the worsening
world circumstances; to believe in people, without being naive; to not rely on others where I can
manage by myself; to not put my happiness into what does not depend on me; and so many
other things... but let's keep them for next time.

And the last lesson: philosophy has taught me to be grateful, because with many things I cannot
manage by myself. I thank all the Teachers in my life, who have lead me and keep leading me

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in this Journey of Wisdom, which we call Philosophy. I thank them for all the suffering that I
have evaded with their advice and for all the Treasures, which I found with their guidance.

Philosophy is Love. Philosophy is Everything.

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