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Moral deliberations and philosophical dimensions in thirteen modern films.

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The Teaching of the Himalayan adept Djwhal Khul. Synthesis of the Ageless Wisdom and scientific heritage of humanity. Consideration of the main religious and philosophical notions and concepts from the point of view of science. The continuation of books of HP Blavatsky and AA Bailey...

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Stadionul (Central) din Craiova ... Timp excelent ... Aproximativ 50000 de spectatori, veniti ~i din comunele inveeinate ... . Grupuri-grupuri de ehibiti se-ndreapta spre tribune Ie arhipline, eu table la subrat, earti de joe ~i cate-o sticla de yin aseunsa pe sub haine, prin saeo~e. Multimea s-a a~ezat pe seari, s-a ureat pe blocurile din apropiere, pe tabela de marcaj, pe sterna....

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R. Lauthor could have been born in America during the seventies, and as such, would be pretty old by now, though not as old as Marx. One can assume that he either pursued higher education, or commissioned someone else to write his works, like Shakespeare may or may not have done during his or her own lifetime. It's also entirely plausible that Lauthor harbors an unnatural fascination for outer space and trans-planetary travel since, after all, his first published work details over twenty pages worth of those things. Despite an all-time low rating for his organized ramblings, which he publishes under the epithet of "novels," Lauthor still writes frequently, coming up with new ideas that few people will read, and returning to the foot of that mountain to roll up, like a dung beetle, a new ball of even more reprehensible nonsense. One must imagine Sisyphus is happy. ...

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Space Lord awakens in orbit around Earth. Plates of metal drift around him, unaware of the fragile man inside the skintight astrosuit whom they avoid. Through an infinite void of silence, he hears the echoes, the shrieks of the planet, the groggy final screams of a species that kept itself blindfolded. Icy sweat beads down his damp forehead. He so wishes he were back asleep. He looks up, and in a blur, feels the scraps of his cruiser’s shredded hull drifting around him. A few taps on his wrist, and a light blinks amber. SYSTEMS OFFLINE blinks at the top corner of his visor. He reaches for his comm system, but nothing responds to his signal. He swipes his fingers across the wristpad, but his wing-jets creak, and metal jerks and groans on his back. I’m dead. As he flips, the sees the drifting top half of his cruiser, sparking. Black tubes spew out coolant and fuel, which streak across the sky like an aurora. Space Lord takes deep breaths to slow his breathing. Too much anxiety, and you lose oxygen, you pass out, and that’s it. His breathing slows, and his heart rate slows, but pounds even harder than before. You can con...

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Space Lord Godship AKA Rodney Kelly Sacrificial Sinkhole Drug Lord La Velada Public Relations Campaign Los Opresores Soil Space Monkey Noise Complaint Antares Planet Dust Legal Representation The One Law of Artificial "Intelligence" Better than We Are Necropolis Feature, Not Flaw The All-Consuming Blob Yahweh Exit Planet Dust Like Jonah, But In Space Perennial Aita Mother (Earth), part 1 Mother (Earth), part 2 Sorry Walnut, like the song...

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o ... el rfunane in istoria literaturii, cum am spus ehiar de la ineeput, prin aeeea di este, vrem - nu vrem, "parintele" ParadoxismuluiOParadoxismul este un fel de avangardism, sau mai bine am ziee un neoavangardismODineolo de feluritele teribilisme si joeuri de artifieii (mai bine zis: spre a fi in tonul pe care si-I vrea), Florentin Smarandaehe este un seriitor mai eurfuld gravOFlorentin Smarandaehe serie ea mai toata lumea, eand are intr-adevar eeva de spusOeand serie non-teatru, teatru "meta-istorie", Florentin Smarandaehe este un autor demn de luat in seama, in eateva punete ehiar extraordinarO Florentin Smarandaehe vede ... Paradoxism peste tot! Este foarte probabil ea pentru el Lumea aeeasta, Universul, Cosmosul, ExistenJa sunt un PARADOX, in frunte eu ehiar aeela care il gandeste. 0...

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The book is mostly in a running dialogue form, which is always a prerequisite of a quest-full ‘journey’

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The more i learn, more i become aware of my ignorance Awareness of ignorance is wisdom

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there are ten chapters, however the book is in running dialogue form so segregating it into chapters would be inappropriate!

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Novel in Dutch: Life of a teacher in biology in a boarding school. Facts and fiction intermingle. Philosophical content.

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Do we really know what meaning to give to the term PERSON? In this book, the author proposes, through an in depth dialog with the students of the S.U.R. (Sophia University of Rome), the following answer: a PERSON is a spiritual, unifying principle that is endowed with its own freedom and its own identity, it is an end unto itself and unto no other, and its constituent elements are the ability to love oneself and to love others. The topics most debated in the book are: spirituality, freedom, the psychological dimension, the pleasure principle, the joy principle. The author also observes that today there are many schools of psychoanalysis and different therapeutic techniques that are often in contrast, and he poses the question as to whether it is possible to broaden Freudian metapsychology and extend it, so that all the various psychotherapeutic currents can be contained within a unifying viewpoint....

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Mars, to our current knowledge, does not contain any native populations. However, the Earthlings arriving there, once again, will bring their own institutions with them. In this case, we may even surmise, more than one system, given the proliferation of space technology among nations of diverse backgrounds. That also means there will be more than one culture, as well as Governance method. Does that herald a clash of cultures and Governance modes? At that point, it becomes necessary to spend some overview time, looking at the behavior on Earth....

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It can be argued that the primary use of history is to learn the lessons from the experiences of the past human polities. The familiar timeline that is usually attached to historical study is necessary in order to know the flow of events in the proper sequence. The lessons will be skewed if Reformation is considered before Christ. Then comes the most critical of the steps; how those lessons are identified and learned. Perhaps it is easier to notice a lesson than learning it. Since history is the record of humans, the learning of the historical lessons can be very problematic. Humans tend to believe what they wish. They can create images in their minds, and propagate that image in media even when no such event was recorded anywhere. As one result, the wrong lessons may be learned from the historical record. And those wrong lessons, in the hands of overly ambitious leadership teams can lead to disaster; not only to nations, but also to the world. Libraries and bookstores are full of volumes showing what happened in the aftermath of a historical lesson incorrectly learned....

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Humanities on Mars Tengri on Mars Governance on Mars Imperialism on Mars Antarctica Treaty Agreement Governing the Activities of States on the Moon and Other Celestial Bodies...

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3. According to my records, this effort was begun in 1983. In the ensuing years, I filled close to a dozen notebooks on various aspects of identity. For the first sixteen years of this process, the primary idea was to better understand the nature of the subject. 4. While teaching courses on World History and Intercultural Studies in four different universities, perceptive student questions on these topics further stimulated the process. 5. What finally persuaded me to organize these notebooks, to the extent presented here, was the realization that most if not all discussions of identity in print have been applied cases. 6. I, too, produced works on applied identity in the past. Some even appeared in print in various countries on three continents. 7. After reading the latest commentaries on applied identity studies, a thought presented itself that a more general discussion might be beneficial to all concerned regardless of the discipline, nationality, ethnicity or any other concern. ...

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1. There are always Secret Identities in every polity. 2. The purpose of constituting a secret identity is to escape the prevailing rules in the environment in which the identity is established. 3. Some secret identities are regular identities, forced underground by the dominant identity. 4. Some secret identities are formed to gain advantage over other identities in the same polity. 5. Further secret identities are formed in order to secure the interests of the governance strata. 6. No secret identity can remain secret forever. Most, if not all, attributes of a secret identity will be uncovered in time; be it belief system, commercial, official or any other. 7. Whatever reason may have impelled the formation of a secret identity, left entirely unchecked and un-audited, it will corrupt itself. 8. Whatever the identity, it will adhere to the principles adumbrated in this work. ...

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Identities: How Governed, Who Pays? by H.B. Paksoy ________________________________________ Lawrence, KS: Carrie 2001 Simultaneous print and e-version release ©2001 H.B. Paksoy TABLE OF CONTENTS • 01 Introduction • 02 Uses of Identity • 03 Official Identity • 04 Leavening of Identity • 05 Identity of Governance • 06 Commercial Identity • 07 Interactions of Identities • 08 Corporate Identity • 09 Identity of Belief Systems • 10 Mosaic Identity • 11 Technological and Future Identities • 12 Secret Identities • 13 Observations • A Brief Biographical Note ...

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«Secrets of Solomon» is a book easy to read, full of quotations from ancient and contemporary sages: Publilius Syrus, Seneca, Marquês de Maricá, John C. Maxwell, Steven K. Scott, T. Harv Eker, among others. The book was inspired by Proverbs of Solomon, who is considered by many as the wisest and richest king of all time. After studying the life and work of King Solomon, and the reason for his great wisdom and wealth, the author gives to know the 12 secrets of Solomon to success. These secrets will transform your life as they did with many people throughout History, if you put them into practice. Learn from the wise and you will become one. As a result, you will experience prosperity in all areas of your life....

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What is the secret of one of the most powerful men who ever lived? Solomon, son of King David, was the third king of Israel and lived during the tenth century BC. He became famous because of his great wisdom and wealth, higher than any other king on earth who lived before and after him. His reign was long (about 40 years), full of peace and prosperity. And even without war, he received the voluntary tribute of all neighboring kingdoms (according to some chronologies, 971-931 BC). Today, we studied the route and the history of all those who achieve success, regardless of their area of expertise. And we can learn about their methods and strategies that led them to achieve success. However, I consider fundamental: study the life and work of one of the most successful men ever.Harv Eker in his book "Secrets of the Millionaire Mind" reveals that when he was in a particularly difficult time, received the following advice that changed his life: "If you thought the way rich people do and did what rich people do, do you believe you ...

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Wisdom Introduction Riches of Solomon Secret 1 - The obstacle of wealth Secret 2 - The foundation for success Secret 3 - The cause of failure Secret 4 - The key to glory Secret 5 - The origin of ruin Secret 6 - Way to abundance Secret 7 - The trap of poverty Secret 8 - The seed for growth Secret 9 - Prosperity enemies Secret 10 - Guide to greatness Secret 11 - The reason for the fall Secret 12 - The source of all things The richest man in the world Be like Solomon The winner's profile Conclusion Thousand words Appendix Bibliography...

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In continuation with reviewing schools of buddhi-yoga, the author discusses the school of buddhi-yoga founded by Mexican Indians, the most prominent of whom was Juan Matus....

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The Bhagavad Gita, one of the books of the ancient Indian eops "Mahabhrata" features a dialogue between the prince Arjuna and Divine Krishna through whose mouth Ishvara (God-Father) expounded His teaching. This Teaching can be divided into three components; 1. Ethical, 2. "Intellectual" (ontological), 3. Psychoenergetic (that is related to man's development within raja - and buddhi-yoga)...

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The following treatise on Sextus Empiricus and Greek Scepticism has been prepared to supply a need much felt in the English language by students of Greek philosophy. For while other schools of Greek philosophy have been exhaustively and critically discussed by English scholars, there are few sources of information available to the student who wishes to make himself familiar with the teachings of Pyrrhonism. The aim has been, accordingly, to give a concise presentation of Pyrrhonism in relation to its historical development and the Scepticism of the Academy, with critical references to the French and German works existing on the subject. The time and manner of the connection of Sextus Empiricus with the Pyrrhonean School has also been discussed....

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“Interest has revived in the works of Sextus Empiricus in recent times, especially, one may say, since the date of Herbart. There is much in the writings of Sextus that finds a parallel in the methods of modern philosophy. There is a common starting-point in the study of the power and limitations of human thought. There is a common desire to investigate the phenomena of sense-perception, and the genetic relations of man to the lower animals, and a common interest in the theory of human knowledge. While, however, some of the pages of Sextus' works would form a possible introduction to certain lines of modern philosophical thought, we cannot carry the analogy farther, for Pyrrhonism as a whole lacked the essential element of all philosophical progress, which is a belief in the possibility of finding and establishing the truth in the subjects investigated. Before beginning a critical study of the writings of Sextus Empiricus, and the light which they throw on the development of Greek Scepticism, it is necessary to make ourselves somewhat familiar with the environment in which he lived and wrote. We shall thus be able to comprehend mo...

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The Historical Relations Of Sextus Empiricus-Introductory paragraph.—The name of Sextus Empiricus. His profession.—The time when he lived.—The place of his birth.—The seat of the Sceptical School while Sextus was at its head.—The character of the writings of Sextus Empiricus.. 1 -- The Position And Aim Of Pyrrhonic Scepticism-The subject-matter of the Hypotyposes.—The origin of Pyrrhonism.—The nomenclature of Pyrrhonism.—Its criterion.—Its aim.—?p??? and ?ta?a??a.—The standpoint of Pyrrhonism.. 23 -- The Sceptical Tropes-Origin of the name.—The ten Tropes of ?p???.—The First Trope.—The Second Trope.—The Third Trope.—The Fourth Trope.—The Fifth Trope.—The Sixth Trope.—The Seventh Trope.—The Eighth Trope.—The Ninth Trope.—The Tenth Trope.—The five Tropes of Agrippa.—The two Tropes.—The Tropes of Aenesidemus against Aetiology.. 31 -- Aenesidemus And The Philosophy Of Heraclitus-Statement of the problem.—The theory of Pappenheim.—The theory of Brochard.—Zeller's theory.—The theory of Ritter and Saisset.—The theory of Hirzel and Natorp.—Critical examination of the subject.. 63 -- Critical Examination Of Pyrrhonism-Pyrrhonism and Pyrrho.—...

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The Bhagavad Gita — or, in translation from Sanskrit, the Song of God — is the most important part of the Indian epic poem “Mahabharata”. The latter describes events that are 5-7 thousands years old. The Bhagavad Gita is a great philosophical work that played the same role in the history of India as the New Testament did in the history of countries of the European culture. Both these books powerfully proclaim the principle of Love-Bhakti as the basis of spiritual selfperfection of man. The Bhagavad Gita also presents to us a complete notion about such fundamental problems of philosophy as what is man, God, about the meaning of human life and principles of his evolution....

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Preface to the Russian edition of the Bhagavad Gita......2 Sanskrit terms left in the text without translation....3 BHAGAVAD GITA....5 Conversation 1....5 Conversation 2....7 Conversation 3.......12 Conversation 4.......14 Conversation 5.......17 Conversation 6.......19 Conversation 7.......22 Conversation 8.......24 Conversation 9.......26 Conversation 10......28 Conversation 11......30 Conversation 12......33 Conversation 13......35 Conversation 14......37 Conversation 15......38 Conversation 16......40 Conversation 17......41 Conversation 18......43 THREE ASPECTS OF KRISHNA’S TEACHING......49 Ethical Aspect of Krishna’s Teaching....49 Ontological Aspect of Krishna’s Teaching.....53 Psychoenergetic Aspect of Krishna’s Teaching......58 Bibliography.......64...

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In front of you there is completely new astrology, the continuation of the Teaching of the Himalayan Ascended Master Djwhal Khul. The sixth book of the series "The teaching of Djwhal Khul - Esoteric Natural History". This is scientific interpretation of the meaning of astrological influences. Totally unexpected astronomical information. Detailed adjustments in connection with the changes that have taken place in the firmament from the time of origin of astrology. The story of the heavenly bodies, whose influence we continuously feel, but about which we do not know or know a little. Refinement and supplement of information transmitted in the book of Alice Bailey "Esoteric Astrology"....

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The book is a socio-economic manifesto from an artist's perspective. It forces the reader to look again at the current models in place while planting the seed for a new paradigm in the public realm....

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PROLOGUE 1. The purpose of this discourse is to make assumptions, provide generalized statements and explanations based on facts, raise awareness and with some imagination provide a thoretical concept for an abstract direction. 2. The manifesto is a selective aggregate of capitalism, socialism and communism. It adheres to utilitarianism while recognizing the human condition. The requirement of some form of rules and regulations are generally agreed as necessary. However, the term “government” in this manifesto refers to the people and not a disparate entity. 3. The planet is ecologically and environmentally sagging under the weight of the humanity’s footprint. Therefore, a proposal of fundamental adjustments, including the redistribution of the human populous with disregard to the axiological, is necessary for sustainability. 4. There is a substantial economic and literary contrast amongst the people of the world due to the restrictions imposed on the freedom of movement. One of the objectives is to propose an egalitarian alternative to eliminate this disparity. 5. Establishment of interdependence rather than independence albe...

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A brief personal account, as related by one of Maharishi Mahesh Yogi's closest associates, of the very early days of the Transcendental Meditation movement....

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Maharishi’s real destination on leaving India was the United States. An American had heard one of his talks and urged him to go to America, that his teaching would really catch on there. Maharishi felt also that if he could popularize meditation in the most progressive and creative country on earth, it would surely accelerate expansion of the practice elsewhere in the world. But getting to America — or anywhere, for that matter — was solely determined by the degree of support he could muster. His Indian followers paid his air passage to Burma. From there he made his way east slowly: Singapore, Kuala Lumpur, Hong Kong, Hawaii. In each place he managed to interest some individuals who then spread the word. Lectures were arranged in homes, halls, temples, and Maharishi initiated those who were interested. But the numbers were small. Modest centers were established, perhaps in someone’s home, but frequently to stop functioning once Maharishi had left. Homes and temples were opened to him and money raised to see him off to his next destination. Occasionally, a well-to-do new meditator would pay for his plane ticket. It was the beginni...

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About the Author A Personal Note Chapter One: East Meets West Chapter Two: Holy Man from the Himalayas Chapter Three: Guru on the Go Chapter Four: Growing the Movement, Spreading Bliss...

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This book is the first of a series that considers the many aspects of reality. I call it ‘It all starts from within’ because reality starts with each of us individually and independently. It starts from our inner self before evolving into what I would call the collective reality, meaning a generally agreed upon state in which groups of people, entire nations, or the whole world believe. That reality includes beliefs, cultures, ideologies, etc. As we change and adapt to our environment, our reality changes as well. New realities emerge… Chapter one is about perception and our senses. It demonstrates how perception is impossible without our senses. Whatever angle of reality that’s being analyzed, one or more of our senses plays a momentous role in its understanding… Chapter two considers the role of the brain in the making of reality. It delves into how the brain can make the mind behave a certain way under certain circumstances… Chapter three looks at the mind, which I call the ultimate maker of reality. This chapter describes the mind as that intangible component of the brain and where reality or all realities stem from after, of co...

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If this year was the year 202018, meaning 200,000 years from now and I was writing about reality, where would I begin? What would be the basis that I would use for my arguments? Would I still be able to talk about philosophy, psychology, art, mathematics, chemistry, physics and quantum mechanics? Would I be able to talk about the brain and the mind the same way I do today? Would I be able to speculate about life and death? Would these topics still be relevant in the grand scheme of things? 200,000 years from now, would it still be necessary to speculate about reality anyway? Although the answers to such questions can be either ‘may be’ or ‘may be not’, one thing is certain: 200,000 years from now, humans, if we’re still around, will be different, so different that the disparity will be similar to an insect’s egg and the final stage of its metamorphosis: an imago, the larva and pupa stages being in between. Well, in terms of reality, when the first Homo Sapiens emerged 200,000 years ago, he had no idea what reality would be like today in 2018. His reality was limited to trying to survive in a harsh environment. He had to first learn ...

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Acknowledgements………………………………………………………………………..3 Why I decided to write this series…………………………………………………………4 Introduction………………………………………………………………………………..5 Chapter I. Perception and our senses in the interpretation of reality……………………..9 1. About perception…………………………………………………………………………..10 2. The visible five senses…………………………………………………………………….11 3. The invisible five senses…………………………………………………………………..21 Chapter II. Role of the brain in the interpretation of reality…………………………….24 Chapter III. The mind, ultimate maker of reality………………………………………...35 1. Psychology before World War II: an overview………………………………………….38 2. Psychology after World War II: an overview……………………………………………44 Chapter IV. What is reality? A proposed explanation through five questions…………..52 1. What are things and why do they look different from one another?.................................55 2. What is life and its origins?...............................................................................................60 a. The meaning of life…………………………………………………………………..63 b. The origins of life…………………………………………………………………….69 3. What is death?.....

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The Florentin's Cliché should be constructed as follows: - Change the figurative language [figure of speech] of a cliché to a literal language; - Or distort the clichés, make them abnormal, deviate their common sense by simple substitutions of words; - Or eliminate some words from a cliché, or switch the verbs between assertion and negation, in order to give the cliché a surprising new significance: - Or consider a chain of (more or less) contradictory clichés and put together with a unitary semantics; - Or juxtapose a cliché with a … (partial or total) contradictory syntagma! And as a whole the Florentin’s Cliché should be bended with humor. ...

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51. To be in the right place at the left time! 52. The German language you learn it’s Greek to me 53. This dirty and shaded homeless saved me like a knight in shinning armor 54. In cold blood but hot under the collar he throws cold water on her to getting hot 55. Do not step on his toes, but on his shoes. 56. I don’t like you. Nice to see you! 57. The director jumped to conclusion from the third floor through the window… ...

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Preface: Changing the Figurative Language to a Literal Language: 4 Florentin’s Clichés: 12