But aside from women, Solomon gave up all other worldly pleasures - including his favorite one, which was horses and horse-racing - for the sake of God. Solomon gave up all other pleasures aside from women for the sake of God, as long as God promised to him that no one would ever have an … Continue reading “Balqees” (Fourth Note to the Review)
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Seventh Note to “Ein Che Ishqest”
Security Dilemma. Of course, we all want change and reform. We want education, health care, universal basic income, and social change for all. But even if we decide on overcoming lust and temptation and making the effort at change and reform, what will become of our beloved and cherished deep state? You have to cancel … Continue reading Seventh Note to “Ein Che Ishqest”
Fifth Note to “Ein Che Ishqest”
When I finished my book project and my very short stint in government in 2018, all I could really think of doing was getting married and travelling. Now, after almost seven years of having gotten marriage and travelling out of my system - there’s now really nowhere else to go that’s actually worth the cost … Continue reading Fifth Note to “Ein Che Ishqest”
Eighteenth Note to “Jew Hater”
A study and understanding of world history - which is what concerns us the most - is not a matter of empirical methodology. Rather, it is a matter of subjective interpretation. And what we find after an exhaustive education is that world history is essentially a process whereby the ultimate truth is to be revealed … Continue reading Eighteenth Note to “Jew Hater”
Death Before Dying
We mentioned that from an in-depth psychoanalytical perspective, it is death and eros which form the basis or the foundation for psychosocial life. Death and eros are the two main drivers or factors behind psychosocial life in general. We covered eros from a Freudian and Jungian perspective to a great extent and degree through the … Continue reading Death Before Dying
Adam A. Azim 