Hi All - I studied philosophy at Uni (Sydney) in the early 80's. I have been reading on and off ever since. I am interested in some aspects of classic metaphysics and also Indian philosophy. I practise Buddhist meditation and consider myself Buddhist. However I have also begun to discover Plato (finally) and some of the pre-modern philosophers. Reading a very interesting text at the moment called Shape of Ancient Thought, comparitive studies of Indian and Greek philosophy. My take on things is fairly idiosyncratic but I do believe that philosophy is a practical skill, namely, the love of wisdom and how to apply it in everyday life. Very old fashioned notion nowadays. Generally I tend towards monistic idealism and I guess what you could call 'hippie metaphysics'.