NEZAHUALCÓYOTL – Thoughts on Death

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All things in life have their end. Even in the most joyful course of their vanity and radiance, strength leaves them, and they disintegrate into dust. The whole world is a tomb, and there is nothing living on its surface that will not be hidden and buried beneath it. Rivers, rapids, and streams move forward … Read more

Aesop’s Fables: The Peasant and His Sons – The Old Man and Death

THE FARMER AND HIS SONS A farmer had quarrelsome sons. Although he had admonished them many times, he could not persuade them with words to change. He then came up with a plan: he ordered them to bring him a bundle of sticks. When they did as they were told, he handed them all the … Read more

Akira Kurosawa – Nobility behind the Film Camera

Akira Kurosawa is considered one of the greatest directors of the 20th century. Unusually tall for a Japanese man, he was simple and modest. Kurosawa was an artist whose nobility and sense of deep human drama is clearly depicted in his impressive body of work. He was born in 1910 in Tokyo, into a family … Read more

Indian poetry

Oh, Infinite! There is an old bond between you and me; a tight bond forged by poets. Namdev (1270 – 1350) Poetry is undoubtedly one of the witnesses of the human spirit and life. Every valuable poem opens up a landscape through which we encounter the elements of life’s reality. We strive to experience them … Read more

Hans Christian Andersen.

My life is a beautiful story, happy and full of events. It’s as if, when I was a boy and ventured into the world, poor and without friends, a good fairy met me and said: “Choose your own life path now, and what you will strive for, and I will guide and protect you until … Read more

Emily Dickinson – On the Occasion of the 130th Anniversary of her Death

The most famous American poet, Emily Dickinson (1830 – 1886), only published seven poems during her lifetime, and that was anonymously. She lived a secluded life, rarely leaving the confines of her family home in Amherst, Massachusetts. In isolation, she dedicated herself to reading and writing, while maintaining a vibrant correspondence throughout her life. This … Read more

Lakota Shaman – Lame Deer

mpovjerenja nije mu donosio zadovoljstvo, i tako je odlučio vratiti se svojim korijenima i potražiti duhovnu smisao u svojoj indijanskoj kulturi. Kao šaman, Hromi Jelen je bio povezan s prirodom i duhovnim svijetom. Vjerovao je da je priroda živa i da svaka stvar i biće ima svoju svrhu. Kroz promatranje prirode i simbola koje je … Read more

Thanatos – the god of death

The phenomenon of death is deeply connected to human life, our intuitions and fears, expectations and perceptions. With our birth, we begin a sublime and painful process of daily transformations, during which fundamental questions about life and our role in the existential drama gradually arise in our consciousness. In this way, we discover new insights … Read more

Lunar World

Looking at it purely scientifically, the Moon, an indispensable adornment of romantic moments, is merely a huge lifeless mass orbiting the Earth. However, for humans in the past, the Moon had a multiple role: it was not only a precious light for the nocturnal traveler, but the regular rhythm of the Moon’s phases formed the … Read more

Viktor Frankl – In Search of Meaning – Part 2

How to find the meaning of life? Everyone’s life is unique and unparalleled, each person has their own life trials and therefore the search for meaning cannot be reduced to a recipe that would apply to all people. Frankl compares this to the question of what is the best chess move in the world. There … Read more