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Hurmio

['Member']Joined: October 03, 2025 at 18:40Last active: February 15, 2026 at 20:45None discussions1 comments
Location: Finland

Favourite Philosopher

Spinoza, Martin Butler, Alexander T. Newport, Amir Sabzevary

Favourite Quotations

"Thought has created the psychological structure of the ‘me’. That ‘me’ is not holy, something divine; it is just thought.”
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The activities of the self are frighteningly monotonous. The self is a bore; it is intrinsically enervating, pointless and futile.
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“If thought sees its own limitation, is there not a different kind of intelligence in operation? Then is there not an awakening of intelligence which is above and beyond thought?” - J.Krishnamurti
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"I have made a ceaseless effort not to ridicule, not to bewail, not to scorn human actions, but to understand them.
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The mind has greater power over the emotions, and is less subject thereto, insofar as it understands all things to be necessary." - Spinoza

Comments

Emil Cioran said it well " I live only because it is in my power to die when I choose to: without the idea of suicide, I'd have killed myself right aw...
December 05, 2025 at 18:57