Is it possible to live by the wisdom of the ancient masters in our everyday life?
Living Philosophy is an opportunity to join a journey to discover and experience the more profound esoteric concepts of self, nature and humanity.
New Acropolis is an evolving philosophical community of like-minded people that foster an active and practical approach to Living Philosophy with an acute awareness of the World around us.
The course provides a glimpse into the sources of wisdom with a comparative study of Classical philosophies across ancient cultures and civilisations. Through the classes, we unfold the path of philosophy from Knowledge to Wisdom and from Learning to Living, as we uncover the mysteries of human consciousness and development.
This unique program of Living Philosophy is a pre-requisite for membership to the organisation as well to continue subsequent advance programs of philosophy. It is structured into 15 weekly sessions, which are a combination of both lectures and practical exercises.
Living Philosophy: Discover – Awaken – Transform
Course Syllabus, 15 Sessions (30 Hrs):
Know Thy Self
Living Philosophy – Need for Inner Change
Ethics and Moral
Themes from Greek and Indian Philosophies
The Great Universal War
Who am I? Two faces of the Self
The Internal Battle of Karma Yoga
Themes from The Bhagavad Gita
Buddha and the Path to Liberation
Lessons from Buddha’s life
Process of Self-Transformation
The Middle Path, 4 Noble Truths
Themes from The Dhammapada
Hearing the Voice of the Silence
The symbolism of the Tibetan Vajrayana Tradition
Themes from The Voice of the Silence
Practical Principles of the Ancient World
Profound and Sacred Actions
Embodying Justice in Ancient Egypt
The Confucian Ideal of Harmony
Aristotle’s Secret to Happiness
The Artist, The Lover, The Philosopher – Who are you?
Rediscovering the Mysticism of Ancient Greece
Three Paths to the Divine
Great Stoic principles for Modern Living
Introduction to Socio-Politics
The role and importance of Society
The Socratic Way of Thinking – Maieutic Approach
The Theory of Education by Plato
The Metaphysical Disaster
The Allegory of the Cave
The last School of Mystery, Pythagoras
The allegory of the Cave by Plato
The Political & Philosophical Ideal
The pyramid of governance
Plato’s myth of the metals.
Models of Governance, Plato
The Triumphs and Challenges of Democracy
The organisational structure of Traditional Society
Path to Mystery
Traditional Education and Tribal
Mystical and Magical Initiation
The sacred chain of masters and disciples
From Myth to History and back again
Reliability of History over time
Hidden Truths in Mythology
From chronological Time to Sacred Time
Cycles within History
The natural Law of periodicity
Cycles of Time: Hindu Yugas, Great Year of Plato
Challenges and Opportunities of our times
Esoteric History of Mankind
7 Kingdoms of Life
The Beginning of Human Evolution
Consciousness and the Discipular Path
Summary
Where do we go from here?
Practical Exercises
Free Class: 11.02.20, Tuesday, 7:30 pm
First Class: 18.02.20, Tuesday, 7:30 pm