[Poem] Timo Schmitz: “You” (2013)

Down the street, having so much thoughts of you, Don’t know how to describe my love for you, July, you are my world, I need you. It is so wonderful to think of you, Your appearance – it is so nice to see you, And undeniable is my longing for you. Who can say, what

[Poem] Timo Schmitz: “Thick dust of July” (2013)

I don’t know how to describe your absence, so lonely am I, I miss you so much, I really don’t lie, Thou art that sickness that makes a loving heart die. Thou art the desire, the sky’s lovely magic, Thou art the gal, my heart to stick, Thine glance so fake, a lovely trick. Thou

Summary of some key points from my advanced thoughts within my Judeo-Buddhist philosophy in a few bullet points

This article is intended for those who read the basic works on my Judeo-Buddhist philosophy, but not my work Deep In the Ocean Is a Hidden Treasure (Manderscheid 2023). I hope that this summary helps to give an overview about the very key points of my latest thoughts. Now what can we say to those

The very basics of my Judeo-Buddhism in a few bullet points

For those who did not follow all my writings and want to get some orientation about my philosophical standpoints without reading tons of my literature. Here is a small overview in a few bullet points: “All that which Judeo-Buddhism actually means is understanding Judaism and Buddhism and their close relatedness in content. Jewish and Buddhist

Science is never 100 % objective – but this does not mean that science could become obsolete!

Many students still until today are taught that science has to be objective and that the scientist ought not to judge his findings, this is one of the most common myths because human-beings are subjective per se, i.e. every human-being is subjective. As such, it is no surprise that Peter Kliemann states that though the

A personal relationship with God is more important than being member of any denomination

A woman told on the channel of “Back to Jerusalem”: “To young people, I think it’s so easy in our society to focus on yourself, you know, it’s so easy to try and make your life what you think it should be, and especially if you know Jesus it has to be bigger than ourselves

God is oneness and we are connected to Him with our soul

In the Likutei Etzot it is written that it is necessary to distance oneself strongly from the advice of ordinary people, since most of them are bad and very flawed advice [Timo Schmitz: La vedra i los yervos – Kual es el antidote para el koraje?. 2 October 2020]. It is clear that just because

Leftist parties as a balance between church-state relations?

In my last article, I pointed out the positive effects which religion can have on politics. In this article, I want to point to the disadvantages and the limits. At first, “it is dangerous for the trust of a society if a religion tries to get benefits within the state” [Timo Schmitz: The role of

Religious conservatism as a chance or constraint for progress?

In a secularized world, religion is often negatively connoted and liberal forces tend to see religion as a boundary for a liberal world. One argument which is often brought forth is the alleged radicalism of believers and the normative character of churches which is said not to be according to our times anymore. As such,

Theurgy in Philosophy?

Theurgy and Philosophy became closely related to each other among Late Platonists, the term ‘theurgy’ being first recorded (as far as we know it) in the Chaldean Oracles, “a collection of hexameters revealed by the gods, of theological and technical content (ritual instructions), highly appreciated by philosophers as texts of inspired wisdom, a poetic theology