What's the meaning of COGITO ERGO SOM?
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cogito ergo sum means "I am thinking, therefore I exist." By Descartes, who doubted everything but his own existence, since he knew that he could think.
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The quote is from Descartes' 'Discourse on Method'\n\nThe general idea is that he questions what he knows.  Assume that a grand deciever was capable of changing all you percieve (picture the Matrix etc, where something could make you see, smell etc things that aren't really there).   \n\nThe question is what can you trust.  The first assumption he makes is that no matter what 'reality' is,  the fact that he can consider his own existience, then he exists in some fashion.  'I think,  therefore I am'.  Even if he's decieved about everything,  he can trust that part. \n\nDescartes then goes on to prove the existence of god.   Quite an interesting book.
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It's 'soi-disant'.  It's french, and basically translates to 'self-saying'.  It means so-called or self-styled.
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I am a Soka Gakkai International Lotus Sutra buddhist. We believe that everyone can achieve enlightenment and make no distinction between men and women, rich or poor, young or old, class, race or whatever. \n\nThe founder of my path was Nichiren, a 13th-century Japanese fisherman-monk who thought Buddhism should be democratic and not just belong to the rich, the aristocratic or the priests. Everyone can achieve enlightenment, here in this world, and the best thing is you don't have to live multiple lives to erase bad karma and become happy, you can do so now if you take responsibility for your actions! In order to achieve this we chant "nam-myo-ho-renge-kyo", meaning the spiritual and the material work together for the development of the human soul, symbolized by the lotusflower that starts in the dark and mud and then grows towards the light to open as a beautiful flower. Lotus Sutra Buddhism is said to summarize the whole of Buddhist teachings in one path, and Nichiren summarized Lotus Sutra buddhism in the single mantra mentioned above. SGI is a lay movement that believes World Peace can be achieved through culture and education of the Buddhist values of the Soka Gakkai. (Soka Gakkai means: creating value). The lay movement has no temples but we regularly meet at people's homes, share the amazing experiences we have, eat, drink, dance, sing and celebrate! We chant everyday for as long as we like, and we believe that earthly desires fuel our journey towards enlightenment. (for instance, I might want to have a car. So I get a job and work for one, and on the way I realize I work with others and I learn from them, and after that I may realize that four people can fit into a car and we can travel together! And it can be used for something good like taking a sick old lady to the hospital). And after the car I may want something else, and achieve that, too. And so I develop on to become a kinder, greater-hearted human being.)\n\nIn order to keep the intentions of our movement pure and because of some unhappy experiences in the past, SGI-members do not trade amongst each other. Money is something that should be carefully separated from religious practice.  \n\nI don't feel my life is restricted because of my beliefs. Rather, my vision widens because I learn to understand that my life is connected to that of everyone on this planet and to all life, and in this I have a place and a responsibility to develop with courage, wisdom and compassion, to become a fully human being.   \n\nI believe because I know that everyone on this planet is related. Since material circumstances do not show what I believe, I believe that Love is what binds us all as the human race and other inhabitants of this earth (animals as well). Faith is the all-encompassing instrument, field and tool to demonstrate this.\n\nOur philosophy is not opposed to homosexuality. We look at the soul's journey, and whatever state or situation people are in says something about where they are in their development. Since everyone has the enlightenment potential, we respect the soul's individual path. The ultimate goal for everyone is to become happy. We chant to remember and realize this, while working. So: chanting and undertaking action!\n\nNichiren buddhism contains a very important tale: a nine-year old girl approached the Buddha with a small gift for which he granted her immediate enlightenment. She told all the old wise Indian male scholars and disciples who were sitting around him: "Watch me achieve immediate enlightenment" and changed appearance before their eyes. The Buddha did this to teach them humility, for as you know, women were not considered very worthy by men in India in those times (and still are not, in many places).\n\nSince I've grown up in profoundly multi-religious and multi-cultural societies, I see no deep differences among the religions in this world. Just differences according to place, time and culture. \n
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So?  What is the question?
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Knowledge of the Self.
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Le taï-chi-chuan peut te permettre: \n- de mieux controler sa respiration\n- relaxation\n- controle de soi\n- pour certain : se soigner ( courbature )\n\nPour moi helas beaucoup de fou rire car j'etais en compagnie de copain et on n'a pas pu etre serieux pendant l'heure et demi qu'avait dure le cours.
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What is axiomatic need not be proved by experience. The data collected only confirms the fact.\n\nThe previous answerer 'libido' sounds like a drop out from the degree college. She does not have elementary knowledge of epistemology and by just quoting Socrates and M.N. Roy an unknown Indian Marxist,  one just can not address such serious issues.\n\n 'Empiricism', 'Truth' and 'Blasphemy' are very ambiguous words and unless one is sure about its philosophic connotation, the debate can not proceed. Rather, we will be landing in total confusion using high sounding words with the least regard to the grammatical norms. 'libido' who loves to brag as a 'rationalist' to please take care of the grammar while framing sentences in English. It is certainly not a proletarian platform for the pseudo Marxists! It is a bourgeoisie club to exchange novel ideas and not ignorance. Beware!
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Cogito ergo sum== I think, therefore I am.\n\nveni,vidi,vici== I came,I saw, I conquered\n\nMorituri te salutamus-= we who are about to die, salute you.\n\nCave canem=Beware of dog\n\ncarpe diem= seize the day\n\nCaveat Emptor= let the buyer beware
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Religious philosophy or speculation about the nature of the soul based on mystical insight into the nature of God. \noften Theosophy The system of beliefs and teachings of the Theosophical Society, founded in New York City in 1875, incorporating aspects of Buddhism and Brahmanism, especially the belief in reincarnation and spiritual evolution.
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>>Though Logotherapy does not focus on helping the patients to regain his belief in God but time and again this is just what occurs, unintended and unexpected as it is. Frankl stated, "It is the business of existential analysis (Logotherapy) to furnish and to adorn as far as possible the chamber of immanence, while being careful not to block the door to transcendence." The Logotherapist has an "open-door policy." Through this door that is left ajar, the religious person can go out unhindered. Conversely the spirit of true religious feelings has free entrance. For the spirit of true religious feelings requires spontaneity. It appears that this "open-door policy" as well as the fact that quite often a person's faith is renewed during Logotherapy is based upon the fundamental assumptions of Logotherapy which form a chain of interconnected links: 1) Freedom of Will, 2) Will to meaning, and 3) Meaning to life. ***** 1) FREEDOM OF WILL: Frankl said that there are two classes of people who maintain that man's will is not free: Schizophrenic patients suffering from delusions that their will is manipulated and their thoughts controlled by other and along side them, deterministic philosophers. Under deterministic philosophers, he includes philosophers, psychologist, theologians, and other who hold to a deterministic view of human beings. The later often admit that we are experiencing our will as free, but this, they say, is self deception. Psychoanalysis has often been blamed for its so-called pan-sexualism. Frankl states that there is an aspect of Psychoanalysis that is even more erroneous and dangerous: that of pan-determinism. By that Frankl means the view of man that disregards his capacity to take a stand toward any conditions whatsoever. Man is not fully conditioned or determined; he determines himself whether to give in to conditions or stand up to them. In other words, man is ultimately self-determining. Man does not simply exist, but always decided what his existence will be, what he will become in the minute. By the same token, every human being has the freedom to change at any instant.<<\n\nMore can be found here:
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Ichi THAT is BRILLIANT......I know that in the tangential thinking that often bests me 'thinkos are the weakest links, perhaps the 'savants' of my mind and truly the innocents. Perhaps they are what saves my butt altogether.\nAbsolutely Brill!!!! I am going to ask if I may have permission to use this in my writing for in my speaking & writing i have for the first time just spoken it aloud...thank for the new concept on somethng I have been doing, another thing to obssess on, fair play to you mate, brain food doesnt often ome through the screen like this. and it just did.\nNow does this include the frontal and temporal lobes? Will Kirlean Photograhy show this in action? Or is it a different part of the brain where the lost socks of our lives go to?\nTHIS is a cool quesion. I now possess a new word..and it is awesome..."THINKOS"..now THAT is HOT!!!
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haha.  it could either be making fun of karmic and dogmatic beliefs, or in a literal sense it could mean that the person's karmic beliefs are more important than dogmatic beliefs.\n\nThe person may have switched from a very strict practice to something like Buddhism.
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There's actually an answer to this question, the problem is, it doesn't translate into English. The answer is "Mu" (in Japanese,  Wú orMou in Chinese). It's used as a response to certain koans and other questions in Zen Buddhism, intending to indicate that the question itself was wrong.
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The word is SCIENTOLOGY: from the Latin "scio" which means "know or distinguish" and the Greek word "logos" which means "the inward thought" or "reason itself"\nCombined it basically means" Knowing about knowing" .How to know or find out . The science of knowing how to know.\nIt's central principle is that man is a spiritual being. That in fact, you don't HAVE a soul or spirit, you ARE one.\n\nScientology (the name) was coined by it's founder ,L.Ron Hubbard, who after more than 30 years of extensive research into the mind and spirit combined ancient knowledge from the East with new scientific knowledge from the West, to discover or rediscover the fact of the human spirit and exact workable methods to apply to rehabilitate awareness, and ability for the individual so that he can achieve his full potential and also help create a better life,society,civilization, world.\n\nIf you want more specific information about the basic principles of Scientology and knowledge of some simple methods you can personally apply to observe for your self whether it is true or not,\nI highly recommend the basic book:\n"Scientology The Fundementals of Thought" written by L.Ron Hubbard and first published in 1951 to answer your exact question.\nMost local libraries will have a copy.\nThat's how I found out about it back in 1971.
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And the winner is...\n\nPathos, Logos, Ethos.... Or in otherwords Persuasion of self.  The Greek have been using this system for over the past 2,500 years. If it worked for them, it will definetly work for you.\n\nPathos means Emotion.\nLogos means Logic.\nEthos means Credibility.\n\nA mix of these three and you get a guarenteed persuassion. Persuassion of self is the best self-motivation around.\n\nCiao ciao.
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Still with the whole Sohcahtoa deal, but one, despite my old schools wishes, worked best.\n\nwords to remember || [function] *** over ***\n\nSome old hippie || [sin] opposite hypotenuse\nCaught another hippie || [cos] adjacent hypotenuse\nTripping on acid || [tan] opposite adjacent\n\nEach time I see a right triangle, "Some old hippie, caught another hippie, tripping on acid" rings in my head.