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Know thy self is the beginning element of free thought this is pure knowing and because pure knowing is the ultimate absolute truth of reason that all things which fall under the mind; there can be nothing so remote that we cannot reason.


Knowledge of mind alone gets rid of, as far as can, eyes, ears, and feelings, which perceives only as hindering the mind from knowledge.

Released from chains, the translation means, from shadowed images to the light, or more so the ascent from the underground dwelling to the sun, while in this presence look onto animals and plants and the light of the sun, able to perceive even with weak eyes the images in the divine water the shadows of true existence

There is a perfection, which all knowledge ought to reach, and which all students ought attain, and not to fall short of. That is when a person starts on the discovery of the absolute by the light of reason by mind only without any assistance of the senses, and perseveres until pure intelligence arrives at the perception of the absolute good, at last students find knowledge at the end of the intellectual world, as in the case of sight at the end of the visible.

Enlightenment is called the unconscious inner working willpower and the weaving of reason.

Reason is nothing else than pure conscious self. It is that inner reality of self; without knowledge or meaning just mere pure ideal, just sheer implicit force within distinguishes self within self.

Hegel believed in order to what make reason complete is belief, because reason itself cannot be felt; it is simply an undifferentiated self-conscious ideal enlightenment and it has no support, cannot stand alone because it is mere ideal. Reason has no inherent standpoint only belief in self makes it complete.

Then belief involves that the action has purpose, that the end will be good; actions have consequences. Pure implicit thought within self is reason has an inner soul within self. Reason which is the preyed upon by outer forces attacking purpose help to drive it on into alien and distant ends.

It can’t be felt, seen nor tasted; it is simply this pure self-conscious ideal without support, cannot stand because there is no being in it, no inherent security, it is simply ideal belief, the egoism of self-consciousness, which makes reason complete.

Descartes believed good is equally distributed for every one is provided with it, and do not usually desire a larger measure of this quality than they already possess. Good is equal in all is the power of judging right and wrong is properly Than those who forsake good, while they run fast, and good travels very slowly may yet make far greater progress, provided they keep always to reason’s straight road.

The art of conversation in every generation permeates the likenesses of truth which was used before a likeness of everything to which can be found.

This is the art of conversation not confined to formal courts and the congress, it is an art, are not thrown about anyhow a mere rhetoric but a living adapted language of one generation and all generations.

Words are the basic art of enchanting the mind and must learn the differences of human mind, there are so many and of such a natures, but from them come the differences between people. The study of conversation must have a good theoretical mindful and life experience and good senses in order to master the teachings of the masters.


The lawyer keeps probability in view, and say good-bye to truth.. Courts are persuaded by argument, for example, This is a person or this is a character that ought to have a certain argument applied to in order to convince a certain opinion. – They know also when to speak and when to refrain, and when to use concise sayings, dismal appeals, sensational effects, and all the other styles of speech..

We philosophers appear to be caught in some infection or tunnel vision beholding us. When we cease from philosophy we are in pain when stay away too long from its friendship.

Philosophy our dearest friend how can human discipline or divine inspiration present any greater blessing on us then this “The Olympian victories”? For those who have once begun this heavenward pilgrimage of philosophy cannot go down again not into the dark but in light always, as happy companions in the pilgrimage.

Knowledge and truth means the ruin and overthrow of self. The overthrow can be looked upon as the path of or more properly the highway of anguish.

Knowledge and truth rest upon conviction and the ego, intention, and the actual carrying out it is a process of expansion.

To follow a conviction is certainly more then mere opinion of others, for they go straight away criticizing and hampering, as a matter of fact powerless of what conviction was to be undertaken.

Talent is a content of knowledge and truth. Whatever happens is not a chance accident and through knowledge and truth is essential; no dragging our feet this is inherent and reason sinks to the level of mere empty meaning.

Truth and knowledge constitute an ethical society, is where purpose is fulfilled. Harmony involves ethics; harmony lies in the very principles inherently within.

Knowledge and truth are two aspects the ideally present like a point of view, whereas truth portrays the real aspect of free will; self-determination of the will is a manner of being.

The will, good and bad rest on the subjective and objective these moments the struggle the activity of interpreting the inner content of oneself transcends barriers from subjectivity to objectivity this is the in short purpose.

Hegel believed ethics had three aspects, first, what’s mine is mine, a inner purpose second, inner content as in being aware of the worth of the action and last, this being awareness this is what makes us transcend to universal good. It is in the ethical world that good comes alive endowed with knowing, willing and actualizing by self-conscious deeds.

The good and just ethical society maintains itself by being reflective; and it preserves a spirit within it as pure spirit of the entire society, which exists and makes itself, felt. For an ethical society is a force exerted against human over against divine guidance of society and home.

An ethical society can only be ethical by being spiritual, hence spirituality this is the basis that shapes and preserves by labor and universality. Here is unconscious spirit rises out of the state of heartlessness into a conscious universal spirit for all, and constitutes the element of divine and human law.

Happiness depends upon self-control, meaning, if the better elements of our mind lead to order and love of knowledge prevails -- masters of self and orderly, enslaving the vicious and freeing the virtuous elements of our mind.

All these images that dwell in mind are embossed by the intervention of senses that communicate impressions upon what should be regarded in the intellectual world. This world seen with effort and when seen by the universal author of all things beautiful and right, parent of light and of light in this visible world, a power upon which must be acted rationally either in public or private life.

Self is a double determination: fear first, hostile towards the outer world and the other, self-preservation. Mind is not only lodged in body as a pilot but very closely united to nature outside, or so to speak, interacts with nature outside.

To be a deceiver about matters of laws telling a lie is most serious; it makes it impossible knowing and not knowing, or distinguishing whose is the face of a friend and an enemy.

Justice the most complete mastery over the entire human being; looks at the city within, pay attention that no disorder occurs such as over plentiful ness of the good things of life. They don’t seem to care of spending unnecessarily, unaware of debt.

It is the mindful and virtuous leader who is clearly wiser and a better pathfinder more able than the unjust; but justice imparts harmony and friendship.

Leaders today are accustomed to lead a life of luxury and idleness both of body and mind; they do nothing, and are incapable of resisting pleasures. They care only for making more. Such is the state of affairs that prevails today.

Democracy to them is like an open market, which they pick out the one that is appealing to them for the moment is delightful and nobody seems to care. They disregard the principles of law, which are solemnly laid down as the basis of our government. How grandly they trample all the fine principles in government, never giving a thought to purpose, which make a states-person good and the people's friend.


The truth of the matter is justice is the only virtue which remains in government when the other virtues, temperance, courage and wisdom have gone. It is the ultimate of virtues. Yes, it is true courage and wisdom, each of which resides in government one makes the society wise and the other valiant but as individuals only. Not s justice it extends and runs through all the notes of the scale, and produces harmony in its original form, and does the utmost to maintain intact,

To be a deceiver about matters of laws telling a lie is most serious; it makes it impossible knowing and not knowing, or distinguishing whose is the face of a friend and an enemy.

Justice the most complete mastery over the entire human being; looks at the city within, pay attention that no disorder occurs such as over plentiful ness of the good things of life. They don’t seem to care of spending unnecessarily, unaware of debt.

It is the mindful and virtuous leader who is clearly wiser and a better pathfinder more able than the unjust; but justice imparts harmony and friendship.

Leaders today are accustomed to lead a life of luxury and idleness both of body and mind; they do nothing, and are incapable of resisting pleasures. They care only for making more. Such is the state of affairs that prevails today.

Democracy to them is like an open market, which they pick out the one that is appealing to them for the moment is delightful and nobody seems to care. They disregard the principles of law, which are solemnly laid down as the basis of our government. How grandly they trample all the fine principles in government, never giving a thought to purpose, which make a states-person good and the people's friend.

The truth of the matter is justice is the only virtue which remains in government when the other virtues, temperance, courage and wisdom have gone. It is the ultimate of virtues. Yes, it is true courage and wisdom, each of which resides in government one makes the society wise and the other valiant but as individuals only. Not s justice it extends and runs through all the notes of the scale, and produces harmony in its original form, and does the utmost to maintain intact.

The good and just ethical society maintains harmony by being reflective; by preserving a spirit within society as pure spirit of the entire society felt. Here is unconscious spirit rises out of the state of heartlessness into a conscious universal spirit for all, and constitutes the element of divine and human law.
Through reflection comes truth and with truth comes compassion of other. This is in the mind of everyone and is most good. Truth makes obvious the course of our purpose what is truth but objective reality, that assurance of being. Only when self comes forward asserts not just this certainty but purpose is there bare and simple truth.

Truth comes forward pure inner being with the world over against it. In one way purpose is the imperturbable truth, in the form of intending" or meaning, perceiving, and understanding, which grasps what is "meant" and what is "perceived" Purpose a restless search, which in its very process of seeking truth is utterly impossible to have the satisfaction of finding.


In chemistry bodies are described reactions to substances, but in truth, the process is a series of stages have significance in it distinct stages in which each body through its particularity exhibits an altered course of the total process. The subject matter of chemistry is the particular behaviour of the body and its altered process.

The four chemicals, nitrogen, oxygen, hydrogen and carbon are the physical abstractions of the Elements, Air, Fire, Water, and Earth. The chemical Elements appear on their own as individual bodies only because a middle term, different characters of Elements into abstractions; for instance, water is thus differentiated into oxygen and hydrogen, so air, too, oxygen and hydrogen are forms under which air is affirmed.

Chemical Elements are called substances, but except for carbon are exhibited in the form of gases. Also, carbon is incapable of supporting life; we would suffocate in it.

Chemical process is bound up with the general process of the Earth comprised of Elements split up into chemical moments of Nitrogen, Oxygen, Hydrogen and Carbon. Also, magnetism and electricity too each have their own process. Magnetism chemical process makes its appearance in the inner earth and atmosphere. Whereas electricity has independent existence, magnetism does not.

All chemical process contains magnetism and electricity principle. Magnetism determines alteration and depends on the inner process of the Earth and the atmospheric process. Electrical tension makes its appearance in thunderstorms, lightening and northern lights and n the galvanic process, magnetism also carries on the galvanic process.

The analogue of life is the chemical process a vital process, no member of life can endure without the Elements, is mediated by a third body.

An example what I mean of a third body, water and alcohol do not enter into mixed completely permeating each other needs a third substance distinct form them. Then chemical process comprises of combination and neutrality as such, water and air.

The universal process of the Earth is altered outside it; for instance, magnetism and electricity. Magnetism determines a single magnetic point is subject to alter the inner process of Earth and the meteorological process. The electrical tension is also in the chemical process, especially in the galvanic process.

All chemical process is bound up with the general process of the Earth. In every chemical process is a determination of the Earth, for particular bodies are only subjective forms of the Earth, which stand in relation to them.


The chemical process is but a chain of processes, like fire process of kindling into flame, and also into the chemical opposition of acid and alkali.

Nothing imperfect is the measure of anything. The idea of good is the highest virtue. Only by good all things become useful and advantageous in the mind. Everyone pursues it and makes it the end of all action shines with radiant knowledge. This is of the kind to which we are seeking here and rise out of the sea of change and lay hold of true being.

Air seeming harmless is an insidious consuming power over anything individual. Air may behaves passive, and seem transparent fluidity moving freely pervading everything

Compressed air, one way to explain is by showing the finest apparatus for producing fire; a cylinder is fitted with piston, a disk and a piece of dry flammable material which is placed at the bottom. When the disk forces air into the cylinder, the compressed air gives off a spark, which lights the material. Here air is reduced to a point and achieves shape.

The shape is fire the Element of opposition the first being-for-self affirmed in individuality. Fire is a moment existing on its own account restless, consuming, and being-for-self on its own account.

Fire is different from air; fire is materialized and just as Air consumes materials so too fire self-destructs. But fire too destroys material things it also destroys itself and thus fire is neutrality. Fire can exists when in relation with material things, consumes things and leaves them tasteless, odorless, indeterminate, and destitute. Then fire exist only exists in opposition it must have something to consume to be without something fire vanishes or is reduced to an indeterminate neutral state, extinguished.

Water is opposite fire, it dissolves anything placed in it, and it is solubility, capable of adopting into a liquid or solid state. Water is truly passive being-for-other, it is completely without determination no cohesion, smell, taste or shape. Maybe like air as contraction and expandable but water is earthier seeking a center of gravity and individuality.

Water because it has no center of its own lacks cohesion, meaning it takes up a position on earth only a passing effect. What is dissolved in water looses its shape like salts and acids only their altered states remain. Water is capable of being solid ice. You would think Water being passive could be kept under restraint but not only slightly as in liquid drops. Air can be kept under restraint influenced by fire. Water only changes state is not compressible only offers resistance only in mass change of state.

The process of the Elements is a metrological process, its manifestation is complex because the Earth process comes from confusing elements with individuality, for instance, lightning is discharged by friction among the clouds, yet electricity can be dispelled by moisture, whereas lightning originates in quite moist air.

Earth is only an abstract ground and only affirms itself as individuality. The process of earth is perpetually ignited and incited by the relationship to the sun. The relationship of the sun to earth brings the difference of day and night; without earth's connection to the sun, earth would be a devoid of process. The dawning of light is not yet inner relation of the individual within; it has a relation with Elements.