One of the things that causes us the most damage today is the lack of unity, which is visible everywhere, in every sphere of life. Criticism is a daily occurrence, mistrust is the prevailing feeling, and it undermines any sense of solidarity among people. The fundamental concept in philosophy is unity. It is not just … Read more
The concept of “crisis” describes a situation that we cannot resolve with our usual means and is therefore deeply connected to the concept of change: in order to overcome it, we need to change our behavior. To be more precise, we need to know how to utilize the occurrence of a crisis in order to … Read more
Year after year, we discover that the days remain more or less the same and that the solutions to our conflicts, as well as greater joy, are the result of our own decisions and actions. Of course, it is not easy to make a decision when we have several options in front of us… or … Read more
Unlike earlier predictions that the 21st century would be an era of enlightened progress and rational thinking, we are faced with the rise of fundamentalism and fanaticism. The rise of fundamentalism is partly due to the failure of rationalism to satisfy the deeper spiritual needs of humanity. There have always been fundamentalists. In the Bhagavad … Read more
Nature With the arrival of Apollo from Hyperborea, who awakened a new cycle of life in nature, spring has come again. Young green leaves and fragrant flowers have appeared on bare branches. The freshness and beauty of youth, which blossoms and grows in strength, is expressed. When it reaches the peak of its youthful power, … Read more
“The need for a state of morale that arises from the pure nature itself, from the battle itself, was emphasized by Plato in all his works, and more than twenty centuries later by Kant and his successors. There is no philosopher who considered himself such, or a thinker who would doubt this need. Despite the … Read more
Half a century ago, the philosopher, psychologist, and psychoanalyst Erich Fromm raised a somewhat unusual question in his book “Healthy Society”: Is modern society mentally healthy? Can society, in general, be sick? The question is based on data about the increasing number of mental illnesses in developed societies, the growing number of people succumbing to … Read more
Alternative futures – The Buen Vivir Concept In South America, a new movement has emerged that brings hope to those who love nature, care about justice, and sometimes hesitate because of the state of the world and want to do something to change things for the better. It is called Buen Vivir, which literally means … Read more
