Project 2007–2010 Renaissance of Wisdom
Throughout
millenia wisdom has been valued as one of the highest achievements of
culture in humanity. The
»Renaissance of Wisdom« project has
been initiated by the Foundation World Cultural Heritage of the Wisdom
Teachingsin order to represent this ancient value in the light of the
21st century. The project includes:
the publication of a monograph in
2008 and a series of public events and a scientific symposium in 2009–10.
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The centerpiece of the »Renaissance
of Wisdom« project will be the publication of a monograph in 2008.
It will be a detailed, well-documented work in full color presenting a
comprehensive understanding of all aspects
of wisdom. Through comparative
research and synoptical documentation, the insights of the various wisdom
traditions, science, art and music will be brought into a dialogue. In
the light of this new and integral view, the
similarity of the concepts
will be evident - an all encompassing understanding of nature, of human
existence and
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Greeting Cards: »Aspects of Wisdom«
We invite you to enjoy our latest range of 10
greeting cards, revealing the high esteem of wisdom in the ancient
cultures
throughout the world. Every purchase you make directly contributes to
the »Renaissance of Wisdom«
project. To place your order please visit the online-shop of the foundation.
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"There is only one problem, a
single one
in the world. To give back the humanity
a spiritual significance."
Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
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"Mankind, as we have had more than
ample reason to conclude, tends
technico-physically to converge upon itself."
Pierre Teilhard de Chardin,
Man's Place in Nature
The
Foundation World Cultural Heritage of the Wisdom Teachings was initiated
and founded by 32 Co-Founders
in 2004. Their inspiration to start the
foundation is based on their passion to share with the world community
a
common point of reference of universally recognized truths, which they
see in the everlasting foundations of
human culture, the treasures of
wisdom and insight in the classical wisdom teachings, the world religions
and
integral sciences. These treasures are of such timeless value that
they rank – just as the name of the foundation
says – as a
world cultural heritage: world culture as heritage and goal.
The ancient wisdom teachings provide a vast reservoir
of meaning and orientation, which is sought-for by many
people in our
time. With their holistic understanding of human existence and our position
in the universe, the unity
of metaphysical search and scientific research,
the unity of spirit and matter, the wisdom teachings are of
inspiring
modernity, pointing the way into the future. This can clearly be seen
in the remarkable resemblance of
the insights into the structural order
of creation found in the traditional wisdom teachings and in the new sciences.
"Wisdom"
was one of the most venerated values of the classical philosophical traditions.
The excellence of the
human spirit was seen in the wisdom of a liberated
human being who had achieved the capacity to transcend the
limitations
of the egocentric mind, to perceive with spiritual insight, to make correct
judgements and decisions
and to act for the welfare of humanity and the
whole of creation through freedom from self interest and with a
sense
of responsibility. The highest form of wisdom was seen in the participation
in the field of “primordial
Wisdom”: “Wisdom is to grasp
the principle of reason, which pervades the All with all.” Heraklit
“Where is the wisdom we have lost in knowledge?” T.S. Eliot
consciousness. Wisdom describes the higher
potential of intelligence, the participation of man in
the archetypical world of spirit
Robert Fludd, M.D. 1574 - 1637
Picture 2: Fields in science. Traces of
elemantary particles.
Picture 3: Planet Earth
Picture 4: Cosmology of the Wisdom
Teachings (Sources)