Tag: ancient knowledge
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The apple...
The apple. A mysterious fruit, once symbolizing all fruits and being synonym to evil. Playing a significant role in many stories in the mythologies of many people and in Christianity as well. From the apples of Hesperides and the apple with which Paris started the Trojan War, to the apple for which the ghost of…
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Secret paths in the snow. Long gone...
Paths of Inuit which passed from generation to generation orally. (1, 2) Valuable knowledge, with no books. Primitive people full of wisdom. Show respect you arrogant modern man. Bow. Listen. Or freeze to death.
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Meditation. Compassion. Ancient knowledge, long gone...
Mounting evidence of the impact of contemplative practices like meditation (which we now know can, quite literally, rewire the brain) are finally bringing modern science up to speed with ancient wisdom. Mindfulness and compassion -- the practices of cultivating a focused awareness on the present moment, and extending a loving awareness to others -- are…
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Ancient China can slide! But how?!?
Fifteenth-century Chinese engineers didn't so much reinvent the wheel as dispense with it altogether – opting to drag heavy stones for building the Forbidden City along a slippery artificial ice road instead of wheeling them. That, at least, is the upshot of the latest analysis of a 17th-century Chinese text. Such a method would be…
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The world as they knew it...
The world as they knew it (1). The world changes as our knowledge change. And yet it remains the same…. How can we see without seeing?
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