Auto, from the Greek ‘Autos’ meaning ‘self’. So an automobile is a self moving mobile, autonomous is self governing and an autobiography is a self-written life story. My first auto in…
Adjective as in deep in thought. Introspective, meditative, pensive, reflective, and thoughtful. Do we even have or find the time, place and space to engage in pondering?
The choicest or best of anything considered collectively, especially of a group or class of people. So imagine if we viewed the totality of humans to be elite and avoided sub classifications…
Joyful being the best i can be! Here understanding joy as being beyond the duality of pleasure and pain. Joy is like bliss, a transcendent state independent of our temporary bodily existence.
The state of being or living alone; seclusion. A time and/or place to reflect, contemplate, meditate and review. Hopefully we understand the value of getting the opportunity of solitude and how it allows us to see beyond the superficialities of material life.
Oneness of mind, feeling, etc., as among a number of persons; concord, harmony, or agreement. In order to create unity among humanity we are going to have to have common denominators; ideas and propositions that we all basically agree on.
The end, purpose, or significance of something. So the big question, once humanity had the time besides survival to think about why we are here, has never had a conclusive answer.
Oswald Spengler saw nine cultures when Russia is included which appeared after his demise in 1936. We are proposing that the 10th iteration of culture is now and in its developing stages.
The legendary German scholar who bargained with the Devil selling his immortal soul for unlimited knowledge and worldly pleasures; sacrificing morals for gain. Henceforward, Faustian, signifying ambition that leads to spiritual and moral compromise for temporary gain, often with dire consequences!
The word austere comes from the Greek ‘austeros’, meaning: harsh, rough, bitter. However, for this short piece, let’s just think of it as sacrificing some short term pleasure for some long term advantage. Of course politicians implement austerities and generally are out of office before the ‘gains’ actually materialize!