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Metaphysical Aesthetics of Photography by Pierre Poulain JUL - SEPT 2015 THEACROPOLITAN A Magazine on Philosophy, Culture & Volunteering FEATURE MODERN MYTHOLOGY DUTY OF FRATERNITY LET’S LISTEN THEN Q&A WITH SHABNAM VIRMANI MANDALA: VOYAGE TO THE CENTER SCHEDULE OF PUBLIC EVENTS 1 THE ACROPOLITAN THE ACROPOLITAN In Ancient Greece, the Acropolis referred to the sacred centre, that lay higher than the rest of the city. It was a place of inspiration; a bridge that enabled citizens to connect to the divine, evoking the expression of the higher human virtues. Deriving inspiration from its purpose, The Acropolitan Magazine serves as a tribute to every citizen yearning for these higher principles in all aspects of Life: Truth, Beauty, Justice, Goodness. FROM THE EDITORIAL DESK Dear Reader, PHILOSOPHY when practical, helps us to know The tapestry of human civilization has been and improve ourselves. It is a way of life, not decorated with a vivid design of mythologies an intellectual attitude, committed to the best that have become part of our culture since aspirations of humanity. antiquity, providing texture, in the form of ethical education and direction through which to investigate timeless human values. History is replete with heroes who have stood up in defense of universal truths despite persecution, by dedicating their lives and work to the service of mankind. These heroic individuals, whether mythological CULTURE broadens our understanding of or historical, serve as inspirational examples, life, and fosters a spirit of mutual respect and showcasing the potential of human ability solidarity, strengthening human dignity and that lies within our grasp. Investigation of facilitating harmonious coexistence. mythological heroes like Arjuna, or even Neo (The Matrix) from modern mythology, can awaken a heroic sentiment so rare in our times. What if such individuals were able to evoke the heroic spirit amongst human communities today? Armed with this spirit, and guided by an elevated consciousness, perhaps we could VOLUNTEERING is the natural expression of once again shed light on the deep philosophical a spirit of union with life and humanity, which meaning behind age-old cultural practices, beyond ritual. In this issue, we invite you to manifests in the practice of values such as investigate this possibility. unselfishness, commitment and striving for the common good. The Editorial Team CONTENTS www.acropolis.org.in COVER FEATURE 14 THE ACROPOLITAN July - September 2015 Volume 2 - Issue 3 Images used on this page are attributed in respective articles. 07 Editorial Department Editor-in-Chief: Yaron Barzilay The Best Changes Start With Editorial Team: Kurush Dordi, Manjula Ourselves 05 Nanavati, Bhavna Tripathi Roy, Natasha Mazumdar, Rushabh by Delia Steinberg Guzman Desai, Gayatri Panjabi Publication & Production COVER FEATURE Harianto H Mehta Modern Mythology 07 Art Department by Sabine Leitner 17 Graphic Designers: Janki Shah, Neha Mehta Printed by Vinay Arts Duty of Fraternity by Harianto H Mehta 14 New Acropolis Cultural Organization (India) Yaron Barzilay Let’s Listen Then National Director In Conversation with A-0 Connaught Mansions 17 Opp. Colaba Post Office Shabnam Virmani Colaba, Mumbai 400005 by Manjula Nanavati Tel: +91 22 3192 0515 Email: [email protected] Web: www.acropolis.org.in Mandala: Voyage to the Center by Sivan S Barzilay 23 The Acropolitan is published in India, by New Acropolis Cultural Organization. Reprints of BOOK REVIEW individual articles are obtainable on application to the editor. All Metaphysical Aesthetics 27 rights reserved. No part of this of Photography publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or SCHEDULE OF PUBLIC EVENTS by any means without the 28 23 prior written permission of the copyright owner. 3 THE ACROPOLITAN ADVT THE BEST CHANGES START WITH OURSELVES BY DELIA STEINBERG GUZMAN Members of New Acropolis in Mumbai engrossed in a neighborhood beautification drive in collaboration with BMC. is no point in compiling yet again beings can and should be better if we really want to There a list of the situations afflicting reach a more positive future than the present that everyone all over the world, because the media we are living. have already taken it upon themselves to broadcast them, and because, by repeating them, we only make the evils bigger without finding solutions. Everyone asks others to What is most striking is the general way of change, no one assumes approaching the situation, or at least the way that is the intention of starting shown to those of us who can do little to put right with themselves. what seems to have no immediate solution. Those who are in positions of authority of all kinds It is agonising to see the number of people who die take it upon themselves to point out the mistakes. every day as a result of unbridled fanaticism. And Of that there is no doubt. But all of them put every day we wonder if anyone has the right to kill the blame on others, on those who are in another those who do not think in the same way, or those group, in another party, in another intellectual or who believe in another form of God. It is agonising radical position. to see the amount of wealth that circulates among a few and the poverty that oppresses the many. This would imply that each of them has the To which is added the corruption and the hoped-for solution. Regrettably, however, beyond exploitation of those who have nothing, and the criticisms and empty promises, nothing the fraud perpetrated on those who contribute new appears. donations with good intentions. Everyone asks others to change, or for others to be Everyone wants to live their life, without removed from their positions of influence. No one caring what happens to others… Never was assumes the intention of starting with themselves; the saying more true: “After me, the deluge…” no one gives a specific example of how human How much longer can we carry on like this? 5 THE ACROPOLITAN Members of New Acropolis cleaning up Baan Ganga, It is evident that we are facing serious problems Mumbai. of all kinds that are affecting the world population, the planet Earth and future prospects. But we have It is easy to think that many criminal acts may to begin as soon as possible if we want to live a remain in the shadows, without anyone discovering future worthy of being called such. We have to them. Or to believe that it is enough to keep up a begin with ourselves. good image for history to take a favourable turn. No, it is indispensable for each of us to be a severe The value of a philosophy that is put into practice is judge of ourselves, for each of us to become a good that it makes us face our own conscience and calls example, great or small, of the potential greatness us to a healthy inner transformation, rather than that exists in human beings. demanding anything from others. If we agreed to be good and generous before anyone else; if we did so even if others don’t do it; The value of a philosophy if we were content with the satisfaction of our own conscience; if we thought of others and not only of that is put into practice our own comforts, if we were really free to act like is that it makes us face that, then the world would change for the better. our own conscience and We need to begin. Why not do so right now? Every act carries with it the impulse of the idea that inspires calls us to a healthy inner transformation... If we want tolerance, we must start by being more understanding. If we want to solve economic problems, we must learn to take on responsibilities New Acropolis member mentoring at a children’s shelter. and manage our own finances, giving an example that comes from above downwards rather than it. Let us work in a good way and for the good, and demanding it from those who no longer have the Good, in the words of the philosopher Plato, will anything to manage. If we don’t want to be find a place in this world which we all share. robbed, let us stop robbing or taking advantage of opportunities that contain moral traps. If we want to Delia Steinberg Guzman is the International President of International live, let us not allow anyone to kill with impunity. Organization New Acropolis. THE ACROPOLITAN 6 by Louis Jean Francois Lagrenee | Wikimedia Commons | CC BY PD BY Wikimedia Commons | CC | Lagrenee Francois Jean Louis by COVER FEATURE MODERN MYTHOLOGY BY SABINE LEITNER Alexander Consulting the Oracle of Apollo, by Louis-Jean-Francois Lagrenee Introduction The Matrix over and over again and that Lord of the their universal existence Rings has attracted an incredibly diverse following Despite in all civilizations and all across all age groups, from Oxford Professors to times of history, myths have often been scoffed at Hippies to Middle Class Catholics? and regarded as old wives tales. August Comte, the founder of positivism and sociology, relegated The Myth is Dead! Long Live the Myth! myths to the most early and primitive level of Mythology is still alive and always will be. Since the intellectual evolution and Lucien Lévy-Bruhl, a earliest times, man has used symbols and myths to French philosopher, associated myth with pre- express his experience of a reality that transcends logical mentality common to the most primitive the physical world, and to pass it on to future stages of mankind. This implies that in our day and generations. Every people in history has had their age, we should have long grown out of this primitive myths and some of them are still well-known today: mentality and should reject anything that is beyond the Epic of Gilgamesh, the myth of Isis and Osiris, the sense experience and the clear light of reason.
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