«Educate the heart»

Εκπαιδεύοντας την καρδιά.  Μόνο έτσι μπορείς να προετοιμαστείς για αυτόν τον κόσμο.  Η συμπόνια, η αποδοχή, η ανεκτικότητα. Τρεις αξίες που πρέπει να έχει κάποιος για να είναι ολοκληρωμένος κοινωνικά και συναισθηματικά, για να έχει μια ισορροπημένη παιδεία.

            Επειδή τα τελευταία χρόνια δώσαμε περισσότερο βάρος στα πτυχία και στην εκπαίδευση του «μυαλού», και ξεχάσαμε να καλλιεργήσουμε την «καρδιά».

Το Dalai Lama Center έβαλε τις όμορφες έννοιες που θέλει να επικοινωνήσει και οι Giant Ant δημιούργησαν την ιδιοφυή απεικόνισή τους με μορφή ρευστών εικόνων που γεννιούνται η μία μέσα από την άλλη.

doctv.gr

ΠΗΓΗ:

http://roadartist.blogspot.gr/2013/01/educate-heart.html

Love / Αγάπη (B. Russell)

Christ said 'Thou shalt love thy neighbor thyself,' and when asked 'who is my neighbor?' went on to the parable of the Good Samaritan. If you wish to understand this parable as it was understood by his hearers, you should substitute 'German' or 'Japanese' for 'Samaritan', I fear many present day Christians would resent such a substitution, because it would compel them to realise how far they have departed from the teaching of the Founder of their religion. A similar doctrine had been taught much earlier by the Buddhists. According to them, the Buddha declared that he could not be happy so long as even one man remained miserable. It might seem as if these lofty ethical teachings had little effect upon the world; in India Buddhism died out, in Europe Christianity was emptied of most of the elements it derived from Christ.

(from "Unpopular Essays" by Bertrand Russell)

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O Xριστός είπε «Αγάπα τον πλησίον σου ως σεαυτόν» και όταν ερωτήθηκε «τις εστίν μου πλησίον;», διηγήθηκε την Παραβολή του Καλού Σαμαρείτη. Αν θέλετε να κατανοήσετε αυτή την παραβολή όπως κατανοήθηκε από τους πρώτους ακροατές της , θα πρέπει να αντικαταστήσετε την λέξη «Σαμαρείτης» με την λέξη «εθνικός εχθρός» ή «αλλόθρησκος». Φοβάμαι ότι πολλοί Χριστιανοί των ημερών μας θα δυσανασχτούσαν με μια τέτοια αντικατάσταση, διότι θα τους εξανάγκαζε να αντιληφθούν πόσο μακριά βρίσκονται από την διδασκαλία του Ιδρυτού της θρησκείας τους. Ένα παρόμοιο δόγμα είχε διδαχθεί αρκετά παλαιότερα από τους Βουδιστές. Σύμφωνα με αυτούς, ο Βούδας είχε διακηρύξει πως δεν μπορούσε να είναι ευτυχισμένος όσο υπάρχει έστω και ένας άνθρωπος δυστυχισμένος. Φαίνεται όμως πως αυτές οι υψηλές ηθικές διδασκαλίες είχαν μικρή επίδραση στην ιστορία του κόσμου.  Στην Ινδία ο Βουδισμός πέθανε, στην Ευρώπη , ο Χριστιανισμός έχει αδειάσει από τα περισσότερα στοιχεία που προέρχονται από τον Χριστό.

(Μπέρτραντ Ράσσελ )

7 Steps to Happiness

Think Less, Feel More

Frown Less, Smile More

Talk Less, Listen More

Judge Less, Accept More

Watch Less, Do More

Compain Less, Appreciate More

Fear Less, Love More

~ Doe Zantamata       

ORIGIN:

http://pinterest.com/pin/90283167501423952/

See also, in greek:

http://eaglestefanos.blogspot.gr/2012/12/7.html

Nature gives instructions for life / Η φύση δίνει οδηγίες για τη ζωή

One day I asked God for instructions on how to live on this earth...

God brought His voice close to my ear and said…

· Be like the sun. Arise early, and do not go to bed late.

· Be like the moon. Shine in the darkness, but submit to the greater light.

· Be like the birds. Eat, sing, drink, and fly.

· Be like the flowers, Loving the sun, but faithful to your roots.

· Be like the faithful dog, but only to your Lord.

· Be like the fruit. Beautiful on the outside, and healthy on the inside.

· Be like the day, which arrives and leaves without boasting.

· Be like the oasis. Give your water to the thirsty.

· Be like the firefly, Although small, it casts its on light.

· Be like the river, always moving forward

· Be like the water, Good and transparent

And above all things,

· Be like the heavens: A home for God.

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Μια μέρα ζήτησα από τον Θεό οδηγίες για το πώς να ζήσω στη Γη. Ο Θεός πλησίασε στο αυτί μου και είπε:

· Να είσαι σαν τον ήλιο: Να σηκώνεσαι νωρίς και να μην πηγαίνεις στο κρεβάτι αργά.

· Να είσαι σαν το φεγγάρι: Να λάμπεις στο σκοτάδι, αλλά να υποτάσσεσαι στο υπέρτερο φως.

· Να είσαι σαν τα πουλιά: Να τρως, να πίνεις και να πετάς.

· Να είσαι σαν τα λουλούδια: Να αγαπάς τον ήλιο, αλλά να εμπιστεύεσαι τις ρίζες σου.

· Να είσαι σαν τον πιστό σκύλο, αλλά μόνο στον Κύριό σου.

· Να είσαι σαν τα φρούτα: Όμορφος εξωτερικά και υγιής εσωτερικά.

· Να είσαι σαν την ημέρα, που έρχεται και φεύγει χωρίς να επαίρεται.

· Να είσαι σαν την όαση: Δίνε νερό στους διψασμένους.

· Να είσαι σαν τον ποταμό, που συνεχώς κινείται μπροστά.

· Να είσαι σαν το νερό: Καλό και διαφανές.

Και πάνω απ’ όλα:

· Να είσαι σαν τον ουρανό: Ένα σπίτι για τον Θεό.

Η δύναμη των λέξεων / The power of words»

Το ίδιο μήνυμα μπορεί κανείς να το εκφράσει με διαφορετικούς τρόπους….

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MZdlQxxI8pE

[Για παράδειγμα, ένας τυφλός επαίτης, αντί να γράψει “Είμαι τυφλός, παρακαλώ βοηθήστε με”, μπορεί να γράψει “Είναι μια υπέροχη μέρα και δεν μπορώ να την δω” και να έχει πολύ καλύτερα αποτελέσματα…]

Γνωρίζατε το ΒΙΒΛΙΟ; / Did you know the BOOK?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YhcPX1wVp38

Πρόκειται να σας παρουσιάσουμε μια νέα συσκευή, ένα βιο-οπτικά οργανωμένο γνωστικό κέντρο, που εμπορικά ονομάζεται ΒΙΒΛΙΟ.

Το ΒΙΒΛΙΟ συνιστά μια τεχνολογική επανάσταση: χωρίς καλώδια, χωρίς ηλεκτρικά κυκλώματα, χωρίς μπαταρία και χωρίς σύνδεση, είναι συμπαγές και φορητό. Το ΒΙΒΛΙΟ μπορεί να χρησιμοποιηθεί οπουδήποτε. Καθώς δεν έχει μπαταρίες, δεν χρειάζεται φόρτιση και μπορεί να χρησιμοποιηθεί όσο χρόνο είναι απαραίτητο, χωρίς ηλεκτρικές πρίζες. Το ΒΙΒΛΙΟ ποτέ δεν καταρρέει. Το ΒΙΒΛΙΟ δεν χρειάζεται (να κάνει) “επανεκκίνηση”. Μπορείς απλά να το ανοίξεις και να απολαύσεις τα μεγάλα πλεονεκτήματά του. Έτσι λειτουργεί! Το ΒΙΒΛΙΟ είναι κατασκευασμένο από διαδοχικά αριθμημένα φύλλα χαρτιού και καθένα του είναι ικανό να περιέχει χιλιάδες “bits” πληροφοριών. Κάθε φύλλο σκανάρεται οπτικά, εγγράφοντας (τις) πληροφορίες κατευθείαν στο μυαλό σας. Μια απλή κίνηση του δάχτυλού σας οδηγεί στο επόμενο φύλλο. Τα φύλλα συνδέονται μεταξύ τους με μια συσκευή που ονομάζεται “ράχη”, που τις διατηρεί στη σωστή σειρά. Ενσωματώνοντας προηγμένη τεχνολογία χαρτιού, οι κατασκευαστές μπορούν να χρησιμοποιούν και τις δύο πλευρές του φύλλου, διπλασιάζοντας τις περιεχόμενες πληροφορίες και μειώνοντας το κόστος. Τα περισσότερα ΒΙΒΛΙΑ περιέχουν μια λειτουργία που καλείται “ευρετήριο”, για να επισημαίνει την ακριβή θέση κάθε επιλεγμένης πληροφορίας για άμεση εύρεση. Το προαιρετικό εξάρτημα “σελιδοδείκτης” επιτρέπει το άνοιγμα της συσκευής ΒΙΒΛΙΟ στο ακριβές σημείο όπου περατώθηκε η προηγούμενη συνεδρία, ακόμα και αν το ΒΙΒΛΙΟ είναι κλειστό. Οι σελιδοδείκτες ακολουθούν διεθνή “στάνταρτς”, ώστε οι ίδιοι σελιδοδείκτες να μπορούν να χρησιμοποιηθούν σε ΒΙΒΛΙΑ διαφορετικών κατασκευαστών. Επιπρόσθετα, πολλοί σελιδοδείκτες μπορούν να χρησιμοποιηθούν σε ένα και μόνο ΒΙΒΛΙΟ, εάν ο χρήστης θέλει να αρχειοθετήσει πολλές αναζητήσεις ταυτόχρονα. Μπορείς, επίσης, να κάνεις προσωπικές σημειώσεις δίπλα από το κείμενο του ΒΙΒΛΙΟΥ, με ένα απλό προγραμματικό εργαλείο, που ονομάζεται “στυλογράφος”. Η hands-free συσκευή, που ονομάζεται “αναλόγιο”, επιτρέπει την σωστή τοποθέτηση του ΒΙΒΛΙΟΥ, για εύκολο διάβασμα χωρίς την χρήση χεριών. Αν χρειαστεί να γυρίσεις μια σελίδα, μια απλή κίνηση του δάχτυλου είναι αρκετή. Το ΒΙΒΛΙΟ είναι ένα προϊόν φιλικό προς το περιβάλλον και αποτελείται από 100% ανακυκλώσιμα υλικά. Φορητό, σταθερό και προσιτό, το ΒΙΒΛΙΟ χαιρετίζεται ως ο προάγγελος ενός νέου κύματος ψυχαγωγίας. Καλωσορίσατε στην εποχή που θα μεταμορφώσει τον τρόπο που καταλαβαίνετε τον κόσμο. Καλωσορίσατε στην εμπειρία του ΒΙΒΛΙΟΥ.

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We are going to introduce you to a new device, a bio-optically organized knowledge centre, commercially called BOOK.

BOOK is a revolutionary technological breakthrough: no wires, no electric circuits, no battery, no connection, compact and portable. BOOK can be used anywhere. Having no electric batteries, it doesn’t need to be recharged and can be used as long as necessary without electricity outlets. BOOK never crashes, BOOK never needs to be restarted. You can simply open it and begin to enjoy its great advantages. That’s how it works. BOOK is constructed of sequentially numbered sheets of paper and each one is capable of holding thousands of bits of information. Each page is scanned optically, registering information directly into your brain. A simple finger drift leads up to the next page. The sheets are held together by a device called “folder”, that keep them in their correct order. With solid paper technology, manufacturers can use both sides, doubling the information and reducing the costs. Most BOOKS include a functional “index” to pinpoint the exact location of any selected information for instant retrieval. The optional accessory “bookmark” allows to open the BOOK to the exact point where it was left in the previous session, even if BOOK is closed. The bookmarks are in line with international standards so that the same bookmark can be used in BOOKS from different manufacturers. Additionally, several bookmarks may be used in a single BOOK, if the user wants to store different searches at once. You can also make personal notes next to the BOOK’s text entries with a simple programming tool called “the pen”. The hands free device, also known as “stand”, allows the correct placement of BOOK for easy reading without using hands. If you need to turn the page, a simple shake of a finger is enough. BOOK is an environmental friendly product as it consists solely of 100% recyclable materials. Portable, durable and affordable, BOOK is being hailed as the forerunner of a new wave of entertainment. Welcome to the era that will transform your way of understanding the world. Welcome to the experience of BOOK.

Ανατροπή αξιών στην εποχή μας

Οι άνθρωποι δημιουργήθηκαν για να αγαπηθούν.

Τα πράγματα δημιουργήθηκαν για να χρησιμοποιηθούν.

Ο λόγος, που ο κόσμος είναι μέσα στο χάος,

είναι γιατί τα πράγματα αγαπιούνται και οι άνθρωποι χρησιμοποιούνται....

Don’t forget…

ΠΗΓΗ:

http://aroma.pblogs.gr/2011/09/no-news-good-news.html

The world / A different view

Angola

Red - People infected by HIV

Black - People infected by Malaria

Yellow - People with access to medical care

Brazil

Green - Live with less than 10 dolars a month

Yellow - Live with less than 100 dolars a month

Blue - Live with less than 1000 dolars a month

White - Live with more than 100.000 dolars a month

Burkina

Red - Children who die before completing one year of age

Green - Children who die before their third birthday

Yellow - Children who reach maturity

China

Red - Working 14 year olds

Yellow - Studying 14 year olds

Colombia

Red - Banana export

Blue - Coffee export

Yellow - Cocaine export

Somalia

Blue - Women who endure genital mutilation

White - Women who do not endure genital mutilation

U.S.A.

Red - In favor of the war in Iraq

White - Against the war in Iraq

Blue - Don't know where Iraq is

Meet the world

Grande Reportagen

Advertising Agency: FCB, Lisbon, Portugal

Creative Director: Luis Silva Dias

Art Director: João Roque

Copywriter: Icaro Doria

Published: 2005

Gross National Product…

“Gross National Product counts air pollution and cigarette advertising, and ambulances to clear our highways of carnage. It counts special locks for our doors and the jails for the people who break them. It counts the destruction of the redwood and the loss of our natural wonder in chaotic sprawl. It counts napalm and counts nuclear warheads and armored cars for the police to fight the riots in our cities. It counts Whitman's rifle and Speck's knife, and the television programs which glorify violence in order to sell toys to our children. Yet the gross national product does not allow for the health of our children, the quality of their education or the joy of their play. It does not include the beauty of our poetry or the strength of our marriages, the intelligence of our public debate or the integrity of our public officials. It measures neither our wit nor our courage, neither our wisdom nor our learning, neither our compassion nor our devotion to our country, it measures everything in short, except that which makes life worthwhile”

[Remarks of Robert F. Kennedy at the University of Kansas, March 18, 1968]

[Source:

http://www.jfklibrary.org/Research/Ready-Reference/RFK-Speeches/Remarks-of-Robert-F-Kennedy-at-the-University-of-Kansas-March-18-1968.aspx]

Greek translation, here:

http://eaglestefanos.blogspot.com/2011/04/blog-post_27.html

The Universal Declaration of Human Rights (United Nations, 10-12-1948)

PREAMBLE

Whereas recognition of the inherent dignity and of the equal and inalienable rights of all members of the human family is the foundation of freedom, justice and peace in the world,

Whereas disregard and contempt for human rights have resulted in barbarous acts which have outraged the conscience of mankind, and the advent of a world in which human beings shall enjoy freedom of speech and belief and freedom from fear and want has been proclaimed as the highest aspiration of the common people,

Whereas it is essential, if man is not to be compelled to have recourse, as a last resort, to rebellion against tyranny and oppression, that human rights should be protected by the rule of law,

Whereas it is essential to promote the development of friendly relations between nations,

Whereas the peoples of the United Nations have in the Charter reaffirmed their faith in fundamental human rights, in the dignity and worth of the human person and in the equal rights of men and women and have determined to promote social progress and better standards of life in larger freedom,

Whereas Member States have pledged themselves to achieve, in co-operation with the United Nations, the promotion of universal respect for and observance of human rights and fundamental freedoms,

Whereas a common understanding of these rights and freedoms is of the greatest importance for the full realization of this pledge,

Now, Therefore THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY proclaims THIS UNIVERSAL DECLARATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS as a common standard of achievement for all peoples and all nations, to the end that every individual and every organ of society, keeping this Declaration constantly in mind, shall strive by teaching and education to promote respect for these rights and freedoms and by progressive measures, national and international, to secure their universal and effective recognition and observance, both among the peoples of Member States themselves and among the peoples of territories under their jurisdiction.

Article 1.

All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights.They are endowed with reason and conscience and should act towards one another in a spirit of brotherhood.

Article 2.

Everyone is entitled to all the rights and freedoms set forth in this Declaration, without distinction of any kind, such as race, colour, sex, language, religion, political or other opinion, national or social origin, property, birth or other status. Furthermore, no distinction shall be made on the basis of the political, jurisdictional or international status of the country or territory to which a person belongs, whether it be independent, trust, non-self-governing or under any other limitation of sovereignty.

Article 3.

Everyone has the right to life, liberty and security of person.

Article 4.

No one shall be held in slavery or servitude; slavery and the slave trade shall be prohibited in all their forms.

Article 5.

No one shall be subjected to torture or to cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment.

Article 6.

Everyone has the right to recognition everywhere as a person before the law.

Article 7.

All are equal before the law and are entitled without any discrimination to equal protection of the law. All are entitled to equal protection against any discrimination in violation of this Declaration and against any incitement to such discrimination.

Article 8.

Everyone has the right to an effective remedy by the competent national tribunals for acts violating the fundamental rights granted him by the constitution or by law.

Article 9.

No one shall be subjected to arbitrary arrest, detention or exile.

Article 10.

Everyone is entitled in full equality to a fair and public hearing by an independent and impartial tribunal, in the determination of his rights and obligations and of any criminal charge against him.

Article 11.

(1) Everyone charged with a penal offence has the right to be presumed innocent until proved guilty according to law in a public trial at which he has had all the guarantees necessary for his defence.

(2) No one shall be held guilty of any penal offence on account of any act or omission which did not constitute a penal offence, under national or international law, at the time when it was committed. Nor shall a heavier penalty be imposed than the one that was applicable at the time the penal offence was committed.

Article 12.

No one shall be subjected to arbitrary interference with his privacy, family, home or correspondence, nor to attacks upon his honour and reputation. Everyone has the right to the protection of the law against such interference or attacks.

Article 13.

(1) Everyone has the right to freedom of movement and residence within the borders of each state.

(2) Everyone has the right to leave any country, including his own, and to return to his country.

Article 14.

(1) Everyone has the right to seek and to enjoy in other countries asylum from persecution.

(2) This right may not be invoked in the case of prosecutions genuinely arising from non-political crimes or from acts contrary to the purposes and principles of the United Nations.

Article 15.

(1) Everyone has the right to a nationality.

(2) No one shall be arbitrarily deprived of his nationality nor denied the right to change his nationality.

Article 16.

(1) Men and women of full age, without any limitation due to race, nationality or religion, have the right to marry and to found a family. They are entitled to equal rights as to marriage, during marriage and at its dissolution.

(2) Marriage shall be entered into only with the free and full consent of the intending spouses.

(3) The family is the natural and fundamental group unit of society and is entitled to protection by society and the State.

Article 17.

(1) Everyone has the right to own property alone as well as in association with others.

(2) No one shall be arbitrarily deprived of his property.

Article 18.

Everyone has the right to freedom of thought, conscience and religion; this right includes freedom to change his religion or belief, and freedom, either alone or in community with others and in public or private, to manifest his religion or belief in teaching, practice, worship and observance.

Article 19.

Everyone has the right to freedom of opinion and expression; this right includes freedom to hold opinions without interference and to seek, receive and impart information and ideas through any media and regardless of frontiers.

Article 20.

(1) Everyone has the right to freedom of peaceful assembly and association.

(2) No one may be compelled to belong to an association.

Article 21.

(1) Everyone has the right to take part in the government of his country, directly or through freely chosen representatives.

(2) Everyone has the right of equal access to public service in his country.

(3) The will of the people shall be the basis of the authority of government; this will shall be expressed in periodic and genuine elections which shall be by universal and equal suffrage and shall be held by secret vote or by equivalent free voting procedures.

Article 22.

Everyone, as a member of society, has the right to social security and is entitled to realization, through national effort and international co-operation and in accordance with the organization and resources of each State, of the economic, social and cultural rights indispensable for his dignity and the free development of his personality.

Article 23.

(1) Everyone has the right to work, to free choice of employment, to just and favourable conditions of work and to protection against unemployment.

(2) Everyone, without any discrimination, has the right to equal pay for equal work.

(3) Everyone who works has the right to just and favourable remuneration ensuring for himself and his family an existence worthy of human dignity, and supplemented, if necessary, by other means of social protection.

(4) Everyone has the right to form and to join trade unions for the protection of his interests.

Article 24.

Everyone has the right to rest and leisure, including reasonable limitation of working hours and periodic holidays with pay.

Article 25.

(1) Everyone has the right to a standard of living adequate for the health and well-being of himself and of his family, including food, clothing, housing and medical care and necessary social services, and the right to security in the event of unemployment, sickness, disability, widowhood, old age or other lack of livelihood in circumstances beyond his control.

(2) Motherhood and childhood are entitled to special care and assistance. All children, whether born in or out of wedlock, shall enjoy the same social protection.

Article 26.

(1) Everyone has the right to education. Education shall be free, at least in the elementary and fundamental stages. Elementary education shall be compulsory. Technical and professional education shall be made generally available and higher education shall be equally accessible to all on the basis of merit.

(2) Education shall be directed to the full development of the human personality and to the strengthening of respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms. It shall promote understanding, tolerance and friendship among all nations, racial or religious groups, and shall further the activities of the United Nations for the maintenance of peace.

(3) Parents have a prior right to choose the kind of education that shall be given to their children.

Article 27.

(1) Everyone has the right freely to participate in the cultural life of the community, to enjoy the arts and to share in scientific advancement and its benefits.

(2) Everyone has the right to the protection of the moral and material interests resulting from any scientific, literary or artistic production of which he is the author.

Article 28.

Everyone is entitled to a social and international order in which the rights and freedoms set forth in this Declaration can be fully realized.

Article 29.

(1) Everyone has duties to the community in which alone the free and full development of his personality is possible.

(2) In the exercise of his rights and freedoms, everyone shall be subject only to such limitations as are determined by law solely for the purpose of securing due recognition and respect for the rights and freedoms of others and of meeting the just requirements of morality, public order and the general welfare in a democratic society.

(3) These rights and freedoms may in no case be exercised contrary to the purposes and principles of the United Nations.

Article 30.

Nothing in this Declaration may be interpreted as implying for any State, group or person any right to engage in any activity or to perform any act aimed at the destruction of any of the rights and freedoms set forth herein.

Source:

http://www.un.org/en/documents/udhr/index.shtml

Greek translation, here:

http://eaglestefanos.blogspot.com/2011/03/10-12-1948.html