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    #14453791 - 05/14/11 09:58 PM (12 years, 8 months ago)

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ONE WORD

At PRS (and UPR) we start with a single word: Philosophy. This one word comes from the ancient Greeks for whom phileo meant “love” and sophia meant “wisdom.”

As elementary and apparent as it may seem, this one word, this “love of wisdom,” raises two profound questions: what is love, and what is wisdom? We are instantly confronted with the challenge of two great mysteries.

The Greeks often might have spoken in diverse ways about the meaning of philosophy: greedy for wisdom, lusting after wisdom, pursuing wisdom as the way of personal glory. But much more did they insist that “love” meant giving affectionate attention and care in an unselfconscious way to wisdom. That is the very cornerstone of PRS and UPR.

Wisdom is insight into the nature of things, a fundamental acquaintance with Reality. All of the great insights of humankind, which history has managed to preserve, are the priceless inheritance of every person. It is the clear goal of PRS and UPR to provide “lovers of wisdom” access to that treasure which is their birthright.

Thus one word reveals our purpose and shapes our method. From this understanding we carefully draw our principles. They guide the administration of our organization:

• Inclusiveness — We look to include wisdom from its every source and to make it accessible to all who value it.

• Advocacy — We are not partisan nor do we endorse any one particular tradition or person.

• Freedom — We consider the quiet urgings of each heart to be the proper personal guide in the process of self-discovery. Each person is urged freely to compare and reference their natural knowing with the finest expressions of humanity’s deepest insights. We expect this process to create resonance which best leads each person on his or her unique path of learning and discovery.

• Quality Resources — To the greatest extent possible, we strive to have all of our resources distinguished by carefully referenced scholarship supported by direct experience and field work. We seek to continually refine and update our offerings as discoveries come to light and errors are uncovered.

• Community — Stimulating and good spirited interaction reflect the fact that we are a community of discovery, not just isolated individuals. Ours is the path of ecumenism and a journey of shared meanings. We are part of a movement toward World Culture in which all wisdom traditions and the highest expressions of our spiritual heritage are honored. We yearn for a planetary citizenship in which social justice and compassion aim toward a transformation of humankind




This place is like a modern day Library of Alexandria. I have found it to be a source of inexaustible knowledge and wisdome and id just like to share it with everyone here on the shroomery who may not have heard of it already or who knows of if but wants to know more of it. Anyone here ever read any books by Manly P Hall?


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