Beauty in front of me, Behind me, Below me, All around me. I speak through beauty. Annie Kahn, Navajo There have always been people who have pointed out the beauty, meaning, and importance of the culture they belong to. Such was Hosteen Klah, an artist and healer who, among other things, was responsible for preserving … Read more
Beautiful Ivo is lighting a bonfire, Lighting a bonfire, playing a game. Playing a game, sweetly lamenting. Sweetly lamenting, dear one asks: – Whom have you loved, my dear? – I have loved my brother. Beautiful Ivo is lighting a bonfire on St. John’s Eve, on St. John’s Eve. (written in 1978 in Bukovica, Podravina) … Read more
“Adopt the rhythm of nature: patience is its secret.” Ralph Waldo Emerson “Nature always awakens in us a sense of awe and admiration with its unparalleled beauty, mysterious principles, and enigmatic laws that govern the universe.” “For ancient Greek philosophers, especially the pre-Socratics, it is said that they lived with a deep sense of this … Read more
The idea of the soul has shaped the West and its greatest minds for millennia. Today, in scientific discourse, the concept of the soul is avoided and replaced with the term “self”. However, self-optimization leads us in a different direction from the development of the soul. A self-centered individual leads to a different society than … Read more
Aesthetic intelligence can be interpreted as the ability to recognize and appreciate beauty and aesthetics in all forms of art and nature. Why would aesthetic intelligence be important? Well, aesthetics have the power to inspire us, to evoke emotions and a deeper understanding of the world around us. Through aesthetic experience, we can experience joy, … Read more
The Renaissance is one of the brightest periods in Western history, a transition from the medieval harsh darkness to classical clarity and elegance. In our time, many thinkers contemplate the coming of a new Middle Ages; the thought of the Renaissance clearly indicates how far we are from it. This era of brilliance in the … Read more
What distinguishes a floating log from a ship made of the same wood is that the ship has oars and can sail against the current. N. Sri Ram I heard these words from Sri Ram in my distant youth. This sentence was not part of his lectures, and I do not know if it is … Read more
Original etymological and conceptual meaning of the word “uljudnost” (courtesy in Spanish) comes from the concept of a court (corte in Spanish), a place where philosophers, artists, writers, politicians, economists, judges, doctors, and generally all experts and prominent individuals gathered in ancient times, whose role was to give opinions and make decisions within a state … Read more
The Renaissance is not an isolated occurrence in the general history of the world. From ancient China to the civilizations of South and Central America, we encounter instances of the revival of extinct cultural values. These periods of rebirth indicate to us the periodicity of significant historical events and the fact that everything created is … Read more
In an old Mediterranean town, I noticed a terracotta amphora being sold alongside various other items… I approached it with curiosity as it was a Roman wine amphora from the 1st century… Taking it in my hands, I saw that it was recently made and that many similar vessels were being offered to passersby a … Read more
