Darshams was born in a middle class family in Damascus/Syria,1947.
At the age of 19 he received a scholarship to study electronics in Poland, and followed a Master of Science course in telecommunication, graduating from Gdansk Technical University (1973).
After further engineering studies in The Netherlands (1978) he continued working in the Syrian Telecommunication Establishment in Damascus as a network engineer.
Darshams migrated to Australia (1983), and worked as a Network Engineer in Amalgamated Wireless Australasia in Sydney, then worked in the State Library of New South Wales in security and information units, until retirement in 2016.
Meanwhile, he joined online courses in Philosophy of Mind (2010) and Philosophy of Religion, (2012), organised by Oxford University Department of Continuing Education, and a course on Science, Philosophy and Religion (2018) organised by The University of Edinburgh.
Darshams has also published in The Philosophical Society Review the following articles:
Modern Eastern Philosophy and the Problem of Body & Mind
The Cogito in Eastern Philosophy
The Role of Philosophy in combating Extremism
The Role of Consciousness in the Process of Evolution
The Problem of Self-Reference and the Law of Identity
How Changing a Pronoun affects the Meaning of God
Sexual Drive and the Evolution of Humanity
For over 35 years, Darshams has been studying Eastern philosophy, the foundation of his published answers on a Q/A Forum “Quora”, “Medium” and articles in his website www.lotusbuddhism.info
Fascinated by the mystic influence of the Lotus Flower on the spiritual beliefs of various civilisations, Darshams published a book in Arabic :“The Humanistic Meaning of the Lotus Flower”.
The book is also available online: www.shamslotus.info - and an English version of the book is planned to be published in the near future.
Of various inspiring quotes, Darshams' preferred motto is:
“The Archer Never Blames The Target” - signifying the spirit of taking responsibility and constantly seeking self-improvement.
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