Philosophy of Love is the field of social philosophy and ethics that attempts to explain the nature of Love. There are many different theories that attempt to explain what Love is, and what function it serves. It would be very difficult to explain Love to a hypothetical person who had not himself or herself experienced Love or being loved. In fact, to such a person Love would ...
Nature Is Speaking – Ocean / Die Natur spricht – Ozean / A Natureza está Falando – Oceano / La Naturaleza está Hablando – Oceano
On our planet, water and life are synonymous, and Earth’s oceans have shaped life as we know it. The oceans also make our air: Tiny marine plants called phytoplankton provide the majority of the breathable oxygen generated by the ocean, which accounts for more than half of the air we inhale. As the atmosphere gets hotter from ...
No more Leaders / Keine Führungskräfte Mehr / Não mais Líderes / No más Líderes
You know we always want to be led, that is one of our ... beastly nature. We all want to be told what to do - Marx tells you what to do, Christ tells you what to do, the psychologists tell you what to do, the politicians tell you what to do. We are always looking for ...
Work – Consume – Die / Arbeite – Kauf – Stirb / Trabalhe – Consume – Morre / Trabaja – Consume – More
The phrase 'Consume, Be silent, Die' embodies a critique of consumer culture, capturing what also has been called the poverty of abundance. Variants include 'Work, Consume, Be silent, Die' and 'Work, Buy, Consume, Die'. The phrase traces to 1970's environmental protests but regained prominence during the Occupy Wall Street protests of 2011. Our cultural industry can be seen dangerous ...
Nonviolent Communication / Gewaltfreie Kommunikation / Comunicação não Violenta / Comunicación no Violenta
Nonviolent Communication is a tool that we can use to resolve conflicts at both the individual and collective levels. By focusing on identifying the needs of individuals and groups instead of the assigning blame for circumstances, Nonviolent Communication has the potential to heal the wounds most of us feel deep inside us. When we succeed in Nonviolent ...
Your created Story / Deine erstellte Geschichte / Tu história Criada / Tu historia Creada
Jon Kabat-Zinn is a professor of medicine and the creator of the Center for Mindfulness. Kabat-Zinn was a student of Buddhist teachers and Zen Master and a founding member of the Cambridge Zen Center. His practice of yoga and studies with Buddhist teachers led him to integrate their teachings with scientific findings. He teaches mindfulness, which he says can help people cope ...
Happiness comes from Within / Glück kommt von Innen / A felicidade vem de Dentro / La felicidad viene de Dentro
Happiness comes from within, declare a million advice blogs and books, Twitter messages and Facebook memes. The idea that happiness comes from within has taken a deep position in our collective psyche. Wellbeing is not anymore engaging with others but engaging with an inner journey, a self-focused personal quest. Most of the happiness trends, from self-help books to meditation, ...
Nature Is Speaking – Mother Nature / Die Natur spricht – Mutter Natur / A Natureza está Falando – Mãe Natureza / La Naturaleza está Hablando – Madre Naturaleza
The more carbon emitted into the atmosphere as a result of Human activity, the more destabilized our climate becomes. If we do not take action now, annual global greenhouse emissions will increase by more than 26% before 2030 - dramatically worsening the impacts of climate change. Conservation can help: Protecting and restoring forests could account for a ...
Nature Is Speaking – Ice / Die Natur spricht – Eis / A Natureza está Falando – Gelo / La Naturaleza está Hablando – Hielo
Throughout the year, Sea ice in polar regions enables the production of algae that supports the Arctic food web. The ice offers refuge for migrating seabirds, hunting grounds for seals, polar bears, and other important species, and grazing depots for krill and fish. Increased carbon emissions from Human activity is causing Earth’s atmosphere to warm, melting polar ...
Nature Is Speaking – Water / Die Natur spricht – Wasser / A Natureza está Falando – Agua / La Naturaleza está Hablando – Agua
Water use has been growing at more than twice the rate of population increase in the past century - to the point that now about 1.2 billion people lack access to safe drinking water; another 3 billion do not have adequate sanitation. Further, as climate change alters weather patterns, areas such as the Mediterranean region and ...
Nature Is Speaking – Forest / Die Natur spricht – Wald / A Natureza está Falando – Floresta / La Naturaleza está Hablando – Selva
Forests help to provide us the very air we breathe, yet we still cut down Portugal-sized chunks of forest every year. Tropical forests cover less than just 5% of the Earth’s surface, but global deforestation threatens their long-term survival, as well as the survival of the wildlife - and Humans - that rely on them. The ...
Addiction is Pain / Sucht ist Schmerz / Vício é Dor / Adicción es Dolor
Feeling alone, the sense that there has never been anyone with whom to share their deepest emotions, is universal among addicts. All adicts seek in their habit the same paradise; comfort, vitality, and freedom from pain. Addiction is a search that puts health, societal position, dignity, and freedom at risk. I am not afraid of death, I am ...
Things you didn’t Do / Dinge, die Du nicht getan Hast / Coisas que você não Fez / Cosas que no Hiciste
Remember the day I borrowed your brand new car and I dented it? -I thought you'd kill me, but you didn't. -And remember the time I dragged you to the beach, and you said it would rain, and it did? -I thought you'd say, "I told you so." But you didn't. -Do you remember the ...
Change The World In 5 Minutes / Ändern die Welt in 5 Minuten / Mude o mundo em 5 Minutos / Cambia el mundo en 5 minutos
To change the World and to make it a better place to live in, it is not always necessary to give a lot of time and energy. Giving 5 minutes of a day for environment conservation through simple but effective environmental activities like recycling mobiles, old books, toys or growing some food, you could make ...
Society Trap / Gesellschaftsfalle / Armadilha da Sociedade / Trampa de la Sociedad
I had one year of backpacking, sleeping on the floor, begging for food and money during my project Rio 2016 before coming back to Society. We are all stuck in a trap of consumerism, our minds have been hijacked by corporations and are being used to generate profit. Society has lost its way but humanity is ...
Hold On Tight / Gut Festhalten / Manter-se Firme / Agárrate Fuerte
Welcome to the 2006 roller coaster ride. Innermost feelings and crazy, mind blowing thinking, hand-in-hand with life. Days and nights filled with desperation and recklessness, constantly chasing the most intense way of life. You’d better fasten your seat belt and hold on tight. Can not live without it, can not live with it. It is insanity. It ...
A world of Solutions / Eine Welt der Lösungen / Um Mundo de Soluções / Un Mundo de Soluciones
The Earth is not in danger; it is Humanity that may not survive. Mass extinction is currently occurring because of Human behaviour. The interesting point is that nature will eventually bounce back. And then, continue to evolve. What will be destroyed, however, is us Humans. Humanity needs to awake and transform before it’s too late. Paradise. An unspoilt ...
Time Is Nothing / Zeit ist Nichts / O Tempo não é Nada / El tiempo no es Nada
Time is a construct of mankind to organize life on Earth into a manageable process that can be utilized by all of mankind, regardless of language, location or origin. That process takes into account the daily rotation of the Earth and its yearly rotation of the sun and hat the universe began with a big bang some ...
Show your true Self / Zeig dein wahres Selbst / Mostre Seu verdadeiro Eu / Muestre Tu verdadero Yo
You feel disconnected with who you are and with what your life looks like. You show the World one person, but know there is a different one within you, waiting to come out and be seen. Are you ready to become this person, your true Self, or are you wondering how to do so, how to ...
I’m Sorry / Es tut mir Leid / Eu sinto Muito / Lo Siento
When you deny someone an apology, you will remember having done so when you find yourself begging for forgiveness. And if often happens; just like that, from one minute to the other, in the wrong place at the wrong time. Why? Because guilt festers. Do not do this to yourself. An apology is the best way to ...
Reality is an Illusion / Realität ist eine Illusion / Realidade é uma Ilusão / Realidad es una Ilusión
You are living an illusion. None of this is real. Yet this illusion points to what is real, and can give you an experience of it. How can you see the illusion as an illusion when it appears so real? How is it that it seems so real if it is an illusion? The illusion seems ...
Experience and Knowledge / Erfahrung und Wissen / Experiência e Conhecimento / Experiencia y Conocimiento
It is very important to understand that the database from which you construct any present reality exists in two different places and is accessed in two different ways. The challenge in Human life is that most people do not know this or do it but have not yet learned how to shift their point of focus from one ...
Choose your Future / Wähle deine Zukunft / Escolha o seu Futuro / Elige tu Futuro
Alcohol abuse is a psychiatric diagnosis in which there is recurring harmful use of alcohol despite its negative consequences. There are two types of Alcohol abuse : those who have anti-social and pleasure-seeking tendencies, and those who are anxiety-ridden people who are unable to control themselves once they start. Individuals with an alcohol use disorder often complain ...
World In My Eyes / Welt in Meinen Augen / Mundo em Meus Olhos / Mundo en Mis Ojos
Look into my eyes and you will find yourself. You will see everything that you have ever desired, every hope you have, everything you have ever wanted. Look deep into my eyes and focus on what you find there, let go of constraints and inhibitions so that you become totally consumed by what you are looking ...
A new story of the People / Eine neue Geschichte der Menschen / Uma nova história do Povo / Una nueva historia de la Gente
Human beings are a storytelling species. As much as we would like to believe that we are rational, scientific people who consider all the facts before acting, the truth is that our stories and the roles we play in them have a greater impact on our behavior. Your family, past experience, and even your name are all ...