“It is this process of transmutation, or redemption of Spirit from Matter, alike in the individual and in the universal, which constitutes the theme of all sacred scriptures, the object of all true religions, the task of all true churches. And they are the several stages of this process which constitute respectively the Fall of… Read More
Categoria: Ethics: its Importance
What Is Wrong with Politcs? (9): Bibliography
9 – BIBLIOGRAPHY (Arnaldo Sisson Filho. What Is Wrong With Politics?; chapter 9) AZEVEDO, Andrea., et al. – Panorama Sobre o Desmatamento na Amazônia em 2016 (Overview on the Amazonian Deforestation: 2016). IPAM, Brasília, DF, Brasil. 2016. BACON, Francis – Novum Organum (or, True Directions for the Interpretation of Nature); The Proficience and Advancement of… Read More
Moses and Elias Correspond to Buddha and Pythagoras: the Mind and the Body. Jesus: the Heart-Spirit. Functions Exercized by Pythagoras, Buddha and Jesus: Works, Understanding and Love, or, Body, Mind and Heart
“As it was no part of the design of the Gospels to represent the whole course of the Man Regenerate, so neither was it a part of that design to provide, in respect of religious life and doctrine, a system whole and complete independently of any which had preceded it. Having a special relation to… Read More
What Is Wrong with Politcs? (8): The Democracy of the Future
8 – THE DEMOCRACY OF THE FUTURE – Requirements for a Competent Alternative Model – Democracy of the Future: Cascade or Inverted Tree Representation – Freedom Is Guaranteed – A Process with Equal Opportunities – The Harmony Between Functions and Capabilities – The Creation of the Necessary Power – An Example for the Nations Is… Read More
Crucifixion, Resurrection and the Doctrine of Vicarious Atonement Which, As Ordinarily Understood, Is Idolatrous, Blasphemous, and Pernicious in the Highest Degree
“And it is always by the crucifixion and death on the cross of renunciation of that old Adam, the lower self, and the resurrection and ascension to a condition of final perfection that salvation is finally attained. And the reason why all these eternal verities in the soul’s history are made to centre in the… Read More
Buddha Gautama (including Pythagoras) and Christ Are Necessary to One Another: Together They Form a System Whole and Complete
“As it was no part of the design of the Gospels to represent the whole course of the Man Regenerate, so neither was it a part of that design to provide, in respect of religious life and doctrine, a system whole and complete independently of any which had preceded it. (…) Christianity, in its original… Read More
What Is Wrong with Politcs? (7): World Problems and the Dominant Political Models
7 – WORLD PROBLEMS AND THE DOMINANT POLITICAL MODELS – Some of the Main World Problems – Perverse Dynamics of “Free” International Competition As Immediate Cause of the Main Problems – Competition Between the Big Organizations – Weakness of the Present Models of Liberal Democracy – Incompetence of the Marxist Model – Difficulty of Sustainable… Read More
What Is Wrong with Politcs? (6): Failures of Marxism: Premisses and Organizational Model
6 – FAILURES OF MARXISM: PREMISSES AND ORGANIZATIONAL MODEL – The Law of the Foundational Conflict – Consciousness Determined By the Material Environment – The Human Being in Marxism – The Ethics of Marxism – The Marxist Model: Virtues and Failures What is the vision of a human being that gathers the social philosophy of… Read More
The Credo of Christendom
The Credo of Christendom Exposition I (1) Credo in Deum, Patrem omnipotentem, Creatorem caeli et terrae (I believe in God, the Father Almighty, Creator of heaven and earth). THE Christian Faith is the direct heir of the old Roman faith. Rome was the heir of Greece, and Greece of Egypt, whence the Mosaic dispensation and… Read More
What Is Wrong with Politcs? (5): Failures of the Present Models of Liberal Democracy
5 – FAILURES OF THE PRESENT MODELS OF LIBERAL DEMOCRACY – Importance of the Model of Political Organization – Results of Not Understanding the Unity and the Differences – Importance of the Law of the Universal Brotherhood of Humanity – The Two Main Functions of a Political System – The Process of Choosing the Main… Read More