The Myth of Endless Progress

15 Dec 2011, 18:30, Thursday
Talk
Fee: $5.00

The term "progress" comes from the Latin word "progressus" that signifies simply the action of moving forward. It is mere illusion to suppose that everything that moves forward is improvement, happiness and goodness. Philosophy teacher Guner Orucu will discuss how the term progress has been misunderstood today and what the real nature of improvement is.

All about the color Blue…

19 Jan  2012, 18:30, Thursday
Talk
Fee: $5.00

Have you ever felt blue? Colors and emotions go hand in hand in our daily lives. They are so closely associated that we use colors as descriptions for concepts and feelings that go beyond words and language. This was quite true for Picasso as well. Pablo Picasso's "Blue Period" refers to a series of paintings in which the color blue dominates and which he painted between 1901 and 1904. Beginning with several paintings that memorialized the recent suicide of his friend Casagemas, the artist's themes grew sad and dark, and he was devoted to a palette consisting almost completely of shades of blue. The artist Mertim Gokalp and Psychologist Melodi Gokalp will be talking about Picasso, his melancholic mood and the colour blue.

Do you think you are free?

2 Feb  2012, 18:30, Thursday
Talk
Fee: $10.00

It is interesting to observe how freedom is misinterpreted by fashions and dominant opinions today. What freedom really is according to the nature of human? Isn’t the lack of freedom the main cause of suffering? Guner Orucu, a teacher of philosophy will discuss Freedom which we all yearn and search for without knowing what it is.

Four Elements in Human and the Universe

16 Feb  2012, 18:30, Thursday
Talk
Fee: $10.00

Guner Orucu, a teacher of philosophy will explore the importance of four elements Earth, Water, Air and Fire in ancient traditions. Plato mentions about them in his book Timeaus to explain the universe. In Ancient Egyptian traditions, human is composed of four elements. Four elements have also been part of great symbols such as sphinx seen in the Western traditions and lotus flower in Eastern traditions. 

Rilke and Directions of the Heart

23 Feb  2012, 18:30, Thursday
Talk
Fee: $10.00

Rilke is the great poet of soulfulness. Dr Matthew Del Nevo who has published on him will present some introductory focus in words and ideas from the the work and life of this greatest of twentieth century lyric poets.

Experience the spirit of Japanese culture through the Tea Ceremony

8 March  2012, 18:30, Thursday
Talk and Workshop
(Japanese Tea and sweet included)
Fee: $15.00
Booking Required.

The ceremony of tea can be considered as the synthesis of Japanese culture, which, among others, includes knowledge of Ikebana, Shodo and Haiku. Based on the four virtues of harmony, respect, purity and tranquility, this art makes the practitioners develop concentration, inner harmony and refinement of the senses: taste, touch, hearing, sight, smell. Carminda Silva has been a practitioner of the tea ceremony in Japan for four years, and has already made presentations in Brazil and Japan.

For more information please:

phone: (02) 9286-3950 or
email: na@acropolis.org.au
Venue: Suite 111, Level 1 250 Pitt St Sydney NSW 2000 (directions)