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The Beginning 3

  Shalom Aleichem, we meet again in the Philosophical Journey. In this writing, we will meet with philosophy and theology, gain some philosophical and theological context and later on the next writing the journey will begin. The word "philosophy" comes from Greek "philosophia" which is formed from 2 words "philo" which means love and "sophia" which means wisdom. Therefore philosophy etymologically is love of wisdom. "Theology" is also from Greek that is "theologia" where "theos" means God and "logos" means study or reasoning. So theology etymologically is the study of the divine. We can unite these 2 studies. Philosophy is the love of wisdom, why is that? First we can define the 2 terms involved, love and wisdom. Love in this context means like, awe, and attraction. Wisdom is harder to define, but it can be said as the good and right understand and the ability to apply that understanding. However there is a...

The Beginning 2

Shalom Aleichem, we meet again to begin our journey. Maybe some ask, "Where do we begin our journey?" The answer is from each of our places, where we are in life, that is where we begin. However, if we are to have a good journey, we must begin with general and known points. It is good that we also understand the nature of this journey. It is certainly not a physical journey, for example, you go from Jakarta to Surabaya, not like that. This is a spiritual and inner journey, where we explore our own mind and walk to the same one direction, that is God. What do we have in common? We are human, we have activities. That activity may be working, school, or other things. And that is where our similarities end, as our nation might not even be the same. English is the lingua franca of the world after all. In fact if I say we are human, that too is just an assumption, perhaps there are astral beings or other spirits who observe the writing of this writing and also do the same inner jou...

The Beginning 1

Welcome! Ah, if you're reading this writing, you must be new. My name is Ignas, I shall guide you on this journey. Journey? Yes, journey. To where? The answer is the journey to the Infinite, the Eternal, the Perfect. Are you interested? You must be, for I know that all are interested to the One. If you are not interested, I must ask, who are you? What are you, such that you can be disinterested in Goodness and Perfection? Let us talk, and let us discuss, perhaps we may obtain something from our conversation. If you are already interested in Goodness and Perfection, you are at the right place. The next question however is very important. Do you want to be aided in this journey? Do you want someone to walk with you in this journey? If yes, let us walk together. If not, that is okay, you may continue your journey. However, if you ever remember me and wish to walk together again, I will always be ready to accept you. Now for those who wish for goodness and wish to be helped and walk to...

Base of Blog

 The happiness of all man is one only, the One God. Thus this blog is made to help humanity including myself to attain that happiness. In truth since his creation, each man is set on a journey to the One. However, there are many obstacles and hindrances, falls and failures, such that humans need a sign. This sign can be in many forms, but for man is finite, then the signs we find are imperfect as well. The problem it is only the perfect sign or marker which can lead us to God. For that reason, by the direction of God, I make this blog to find that perfect sign together, so we may all reach God in safety. However, there is a more practical goal for this blog. First, I want to save the storage on my laptop by changing the storage of my writings to this blog. So my laptop can be used for other important things if not more important things. Second, I wish to prepare my book by first writing its parts, then uniting all of those parts into a single readable and publish worthy book. As ye...

First Writing

 Shalom Aleichem and Atma Namaste I am completely aware by the fact that not many people read anymore, or at least that is what my perception suggests. At least that is what the media documents that more and more people are becoming engaged in social media instead of reading. Those who read are also more inclined to read entire books than to read blog articles, at least that is my impression. I do not know a time where blogs are ever popular forms of writing. They always have little following, a small market, while book stores are still well and alive even through the pandemic, or even more so in the pandemic as people struggle to seek something greater in their lives, one of them through seeking wisdom in books. Nevertheless I write for it is what God asks of me. I would like to give a stern warning first for those who encounter this blog and desire to read it. First of all, my philosophy is heavy, second, my philosophy is theological. Heaviness means that it would be rather diffi...