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

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 BuddhistContinue reading “The very basics of my Judeo-Buddhism in a few bullet points”

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

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 ourselvesContinue reading “A personal relationship with God is more important than being member of any denomination”

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 becauseContinue reading “God is oneness and we are connected to Him with our soul”

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 ofContinue reading “Leftist parties as a balance between church-state relations?”

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 theologyContinue reading “Theurgy in Philosophy?”

Religion is not finalized but a dynamic process of evolving and reshaping thoughts

It is not uncommon that people in East Asia believe in several teachings, so a single believer might be polyreligious to a certain degree: For instance, one can adopt elements of the Buddhist and the Daoist teaching at the same time. When asking where we are from, one can put the Dao into the foreground,Continue reading “Religion is not finalized but a dynamic process of evolving and reshaping thoughts”

[PDF] Timo Schmitz: “For wisdom is a defence” (2023)

A collection of my articles which I published in English in the first two months of the year on this blog are now available as free E-Book in PDF-file. The collection is called: “For wisdom is a defence“. Feel free to download below! I’m also curious about your feedbacks.

Remembrance and Observance: How we create our worldviews!

In this world we find both, the thing itself and its relationship and there is not a single thing without a relationship as everything is related to something else and nothing exists independently except God – only God exists for Himself. But everything which exists shares a part with the divine. Now how do weContinue reading “Remembrance and Observance: How we create our worldviews!”