THE TRUE PATH OF BEING

We will write a few lines about Mr. Rini's book with the above title as the main focus. In general, it is characterized formally by an essayistic discourse and thematically by an experiential composition of existence, as the author himself experienced it theoretically through texts of great philosophers in their historicity and practically through the vibrations of his own human experience. The author's expectations are spread throughout each chapter of the book, like light falling on a not so smooth surface, and they are gathered into meanings that attempt to capture the complex character of common reality. More specifically, the author primarily wonders where the path of being is throughout the dark day of existence. He sees this darkness being confronted in the everyday life that surrounds him with an artificial light, which can become true, original light when a person learns to think. When does one start to learn to think? From the moment the mind reaches such heights that behind the "war" of phenomena, it discovers the serene core of Being.

How does the author understand being? He probably presupposes it as something divine or intellectual, by virtue of which a person, as they discover it, feels closer to the source with pure water and leaves behind the "remnants" of dichotomous everyday life. Of course, he could explicitly define the concept of being and then present its most characteristic unfoldings, in order to better highlight the "intersection" of human existence with the expectation of "resurrection". In any case, it seems that the author moves along the line of seeking being through the experience of non-being: "The approach of the 'truly being', of being towards the search for the 'truly being', is reversed, starting from the direct experience of 'non-being' with the meaning of 'non-life', 'non-existence' as 'being'" (p. 28).

The concept of "non-being" is one of the most difficult and constantly researched in the history of philosophy. Its use and a corresponding interpretation can never be definitive. In this book, the author identifies "non-being" in the "decline" or decay, one could say, of being, within the framework of the genesis and decay of beings. In an indirect sense, he sees a "cycle" between being and non-being, a wandering of being, dictated by its driving force, the mind. The question that arises here is this: is the mind and being two different things or a unified motion? What is visible in the work under discussion is that the author uses various constructions of the mind, such as "chaotic mind", "artificial mind" or "imagination of the mind", "spirit of the mind", "soul of the mind".

Another question that is raised in connection with the above is how the soul is defined. The author speaks of the "spirit of the soul", formulating a series of his own observations or definitions, each of which requires special analysis. There is also a triptych of concepts: "mind-spirit-soul", to each of which he attributes a dynamic or mobility and seeks some interaction between them. It should be noted that these concepts have been used synonymously or even interchangeably as well as parallel or subordinate in the long history of philosophy. Continuing to monitor or read the course of being through its mutation into non-being, it does not concern itself with the notion of subject and person on a primarily emotional role basis and speaks of the "Reason of the heart" or the "heart's Reason". These last phrases or expressions are created by the author, without responding to any classical text of philosophy, in order to prioritize or give the first role to emotion. This is also evidenced by the language used by the author in his overall work.

This written work is a philosophical attempt to understand being and its true path to reaching truth, offering an interesting way of perceiving things. Philosophical theories from ancient times to the modern era become the carriers, formations, and representations of the journey of being towards its purpose, the conquest of substantial truth, with reason as a significant tool of thought. According to the author, this substantial truth is nothing more than the absolute interiority of experience. In an era where numerous distractions prevent individuals from processing their experiences, the author's philosophical approach systematically leads the reader to reflect on their own practices and reach a different perspective of their world. It is a pleasant read that, with its imaginative language, questions, and interpretive analyses referencing the modern era, holds the reader's interest and becomes accessible and familiar to everyone.

REVIEW OF DIMITRIOS K. RINIS' BOOK "THE TRUE PATH OF BEING"

Existence and truth as the goal, that's what we're looking for. And the author, with respect and awareness of the history of philosophy throughout the centuries, from ancient Greek literature to the present day, seeks the true path of being and highlights the way, providing his own philosophical justification. An internal journey, a discovery of truth. With all due respect, if I were to compare the book to a theatrical scene and prose, here the protagonist is not the unknown and incomprehensible, but rather the human being and his quest for the discovery of his "truth."

A philosophical work that combines philosophical theories from pre-Socratic to contemporary philosophers with the aim of highlighting the true source of human "Being". In terms of language and style, it is true "poetry"!