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Upcoming events (4+)
See all- The Ancient Gnostic Valentinians.Link visible for attendees
EXISTENTIALIST MEETUP - Melbourne, Australia.
Our monthly online series on the History of Religion.
The presentations are followed by questions, comments and discussion.
All viewpoints are welcome.Early Religion: An Alternative History
What do the historians and archaeologists think of the veracity of religious legends? Legends are an amalgamation of history and mythology. But how much of each?"THE ANCIENT GNOSTIC VALENTINIANS."
The Valentinian Godhead, rather than a Trinity, was fifteen loving monogamous couples. So, unlike the majority of the Gnostics they were not ascetic, nor licentious like the minority. Consequently, the Valentinians have become the most popular variety of Gnosticism.
After her Fall, Sophia, the youngest of the goddesses, became the Biblical Creator God's grandmother.We will be investigating Prof. Hans Jonas' attempt to construct an ongoing consistent narrative of the Valentianian mythology out of the diverse versions of this "heresy" which were presented in the anti-heretical writings of the Church Fathers.
Hans Jonas' book: "The Gnostic Religion: The Message of the Alien God and the Beginnings of Christianity".
Valentinianism from 'Early Christian History'.
David Miller will present the topic and lead the discussion.
The Zoom Link will appear for those who RSVP.
Meeting ID: 829 9918 0646 - - Passcode: 693538NOTE: Due to Daylight Saving changes, the meeting commences at 7pm Friday in California. Which is 2pm Saturday in Melbourne, Australia: AEDT. GMT/UTC+11.
Existentialist Society: Website - - - YouTube
Existentialist Society's Meetups
- Asian Philosophies | Bhagavad Gita Chapter 18 (Final)Link visible for attendees
Our schedule for 2024 is every Saturday 2:00pm Pacific (5:00pm East)
We will continue the Bhagavad Gita study and discussion in 2024.
Here is the reading material: (please read Chapter 18) Final Chapter- Sri Aurobindo's verse by verse translation: Click here
- Gandhi's interpretation: Click here
Gita is basically a poetic song of God, if you will, not meant to be taken literally. The notion of God is commonly understood as Krishna, but the way we approach it here is as the God within us all. Its our own song, that we all seem to have forgotten and we are reminding ourself our purpose of life via Gita. You can read it as God, or you can read it as a human. Ultimately, its our own personal journey to that higher state and deeper depths within ourselves to the Parm-atma (The Supreme Soul).There are 1000s of interpretations of Gita, some in English and many in other languages. Each interpretation has that author's personal take. We can start with any one of those, but depending on your specific place in your life you will need to internalize this for yourself with the goal that one is able to stay mentally unperturbed even in chaos. Please feel free to explore on your own, in the context of your life.The presenter will use the verse translation listed above and guide the conversation with a philosophical interpretation.
There are 18 chapters in this book. We have completed through Chapter 14 sine 2023. For rest of 2024 we will have a session every two weeks. We will cover the remaining Chapter 15-18. We will alternate the session content between the whole Bhagvad Gita review for new comers followed by a chapter in as much detail as possible in the 2 hours.
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Our Schedule as follows:- (2024-06-29) History of Chinese Philosophy -9 : Lao Zi, Tao Te Ching
- (2024-07-03) Bhagvad Gita Chapter 14
- (2024-07-13) History of Chinese Philosophy-10: Zhuang Zi
- (2024-07-20) Bhagvad Gita Review 1 - Crisis, Conditioning, Dilemmas
- (2024-07-27) Bhagvad Gita Chapter 15 (2024-07-27)
- (2024-08-03) History of Chinese Philosophy -11 Later Mohists
- (2024-08-17) Bhagvad Gita Review 2 - Action, Duty, Humility
- (2024-08-24) History of Chinese Philosophy - 12 : Yin-Yang School
- (2024-08-31) Bhagvad Gita Chapter 16
- (2024-09-07) No Meeting
- (2024-09-14) History of Chinese Philosophy -13 Xun Zi
- (2024-09-21) Bhagvad Gita Review 3 - Devotion, God, Ego
- (2024-09-28) History of Chinese Philosophy -14 Legalism - Han Fei- Bhagvad Gita Review 4 and Chapter 17
- (2024-11-02) ** Reading Book of Changes (I-Ching)
- (2024-11-09) History of Chinese Philosophy -15 Confucian Metaphysics
- (2024-11-09) Bhagvad Gita Chapter 18 (final)
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