January 2016 - The Acropolitan Magazine

NOTE FROM THE EDITOR

The start of a new year is a good time to introspect and re-consider the direction our lives have taken. For many, the dreams and aspirations of our youth become but obscure distant memories, that fade away with each passing year.

But there exist among us a few unsung heroes, who muster up the courage to truly live the adventure of life, and embark upon an ethical voyage in search of an inner Excalibur, yearning to express the noblest of virtues in every realm of life – not by escaping into isolation, but by emerging victorious from the battles of daily life.

Classical traditions have suggested that this nobility is in fact the true nature of Man. It was revived during the European Renaissance. And perhaps we can once again revive it today! We invite you this year, to Discover it, Awaken it’s principles that lie eternally within us, and participate in Transforming our world.

ARTICLES IN THIS ISSUE

Must We Live in Stress?

January 1, 2016

By Ilanit Adar

Every period in life, as in the life of a society as a whole, can be characterized through different aspects: social, economic, scientific, educational, and others. Every period is different from the previous one and from the following one, because everything changes with time.

The Eternal Sun

January 1, 2016

By Janki Shah

Almost every ancient culture thought it important to somehow preserve, communicate and transmit mythology related to this supreme God from generation to generation. Amon in Egypt, Apollo in Greece, Surya in India, Amaterasu in Japan, Xihe in China, Mithra in Mesopotamia,

In Search of Excalibur

January 1, 2016

By Harianto Mehta

Like all mythology, that of illustrious King Arthur has endured the test of time, transmitting essential eternal values that serve to inspire human civilizations of all ages. From its tale, it is not always easy to demarcate between elements of documented history and magical folklore,

Urban Heroes – In Conversation with Nusrat and Afzal Khatri

January 1, 2016

By Manjula Nanavati

Modern scientific research lends credence to the notion that our universe is an inter-dependant, profoundly unified system, infused with an immense amount of energy. Quantum physicists have proven that matter at a molecular level, far from being inert, is an active agent

Philosophy in the Boardroom

January 1, 2016

By Kurush Dordi

When we look around our world today we see an evident change in the last 50 years. Since the post-war reconstruction era that drove mass industrialisation and development of the economies of Western Europe and America, the focus has gradually shifted to developing economies and the flow of wealth has started reaching the shores of lesser developed nations

Revival of the Renaissance

January 1, 2016

By Yaron Barzilay

This article is a compilation of themes based on a lecture presented by Yaron Barzilay, National Director of New Acropolis Cultural Organization (India), in commemoration of UNESCO endorsed World Philosophy Day, celebrated each year as a way to “reaffirm the power of Philosophy to change the world by enabling us to change ourselves.”