Following in the tradition of Enlightenment-influenced 19th century political, moral and philosophical thought, transhumanism seeks to build upon the global knowledge base for the betterment of all humankind. Derived in part from the philosophical traditions of secular humanism, transhumanism asserts that there are no 'supernatural' forces that guide humanity. While largely a grassroots and broadly based movement, transhumanism does tend toward rational arguments and empirical observations of natural phenomena; in many respects, transhumanists partake in a culture of scien ...

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Transhumanism, Transhumanism - Overview, Transhumanism - Enlightenment and humanistic roots, Transhumanism - History of transhumanism, Transhumanism - Currents within transhumanism, Transhumanism - Practical transhumanism, Transhumanism - Transhumanism and spirituality, Transhumanism - Criticisms, Transhumanism - Practical criticisms, Transhumanism - Ethical criticisms

Read more here: » Transhumanism: Encyclopedia II - Transhumanism - Enlightenment and humanistic roots

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Transhumanism, Transhumanism - Overview, Transhumanism - Enlightenment and humanistic roots, Transhumanism - History of transhumanism, Transhumanism - Currents within transhumanism, Transhumanism - Practical transhumanism, Transhumanism - Transhumanism and spirituality, Transhumanism - Criticisms, Transhumanism - Practical criticisms, Transhumanism - Ethical criticisms

Read more here: » Transhumanism: Encyclopedia II - Transhumanism - Overview

Criticisms of transhumanism can be divided into two main categories: those objecting to likelihood of transhumanist goals being achieved, and those objecting to the ethical and moral principles of transhumanism. Transhumanism - Practical criticisms. Geneticist and science writer Steve Jones argues that humanity does not, and will never have the technology that proponents of transhumanism seek. He once joked that the letters of the genetic code, A, C, G and T should be replaced with the letters H, Y, P and E. Jones claims that technologies like human genetic engineering will ne ...

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Transhumanism, Transhumanism - Overview, Transhumanism - Enlightenment and humanistic roots, Transhumanism - History of transhumanism, Transhumanism - Currents within transhumanism, Transhumanism - Practical transhumanism, Transhumanism - Transhumanism and spirituality, Transhumanism - Criticisms, Transhumanism - Practical criticisms, Transhumanism - Ethical criticisms

Read more here: » Transhumanism: Encyclopedia II - Transhumanism - Criticisms

In the series, Evolving Towards Enlightenment I-V, Carl Johan Calleman explains the links between the Mayan Calendar Enlightenment and the significance of the year 2012.

Read more here: » Mayan Calendar: Evolving Towards Enlightenment - II

There are a number of basic Jewish principles of faith that one is expected to uphold in order to be said to be in consonance with the Jewish faith. However, unlike most Christian denominations, the Jewish community has never developed any one binding catechism. A number of formulations of Jewish beliefs have appeared, though there is some dispute over how many basic principles there are. Rabbi Joseph Albo, for instance, in Sefer Ha-Ikkarim counts three principles of faith, while Maimonides lists thirteen. While some lat ...

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• Jewish principles of faith - Jewish principles of faith
• Jewish principles of faith - Monotheism
• Jewish principles of faith - God as Creator of the universe
• Jewish principles of faith - God is One
• Jewish principles of faith - God is all-powerful
• Jewish principles of faith - God is personal and cares about humanity
• Jewish principles of faith - Names of God
• Jewish principles of faith - The Nature of God
• Jewish principles of faith - To God alone may one offer prayer
• Jewish principles of faith - Scripture
• Jewish principles of faith - The words of the prophets are true
• Jewish principles of faith - The status of Moses
• Jewish principles of faith - The origin of the Torah
• Jewish principles of faith - Holy Books
• Jewish principles of faith - Reward and punishment
• Jewish principles of faith - Israel chosen for a purpose
• Jewish principles of faith - The messianic age
• Jewish principles of faith - The soul is pure at birth
• Jewish principles of faith - History and development
• Jewish principles of faith - No formal text canonized
• Jewish principles of faith - Gaining converts
• Jewish principles of faith - Is faith necessary?
• Jewish principles of faith - Belief in the Oral Law
• Jewish principles of faith - Belief in the Medieval era
• Jewish principles of faith - Maimonides' 13 principles of faith
• Jewish principles of faith - Principles of faith after Maimonides
• Jewish principles of faith - The Enlightenment
• Jewish principles of faith - Holocaust theology
• Jewish principles of faith - Dogma in Judaism

Read more here: » Jewish principles of faith: Encyclopedia - Jewish principles of faith

The Venus-Sun transit of June 7-8 2004 is a golden opportunity for humankind to gain access to the necessary and special knowledge that ensures human evolution and existence.

Read more here: » Venus Transit: Sabian Imagery in the Venus Transit

Something beautiful and wonderful and significant has happened. A step was taken and it feels like the child is now running up the stairs. A door was opened, so to speak, and now more sunlight is beginning to pour into the room of this earth.
Humanity on the New Earth will realize that all is connected and that the Earth is a living planet that currently undergoes a process of Spiritul Awakening.

Read more here: » Planetary Ascension: The Aura of the New Earth

Kiara got enlightened finally! This is his letter from him less than two weeks after the process. Read it and you will get an almost first hand insight into what enlightenment is all about, or at least how it is perceived by one human that actually reached the state.

Read more here: » Spiritual Enlightenment: Journey of Enlightenment

Kalki Bhagavan gives his view on the true human nature behind the illusion and on how to prepare for enlightenment; by setting your relationships right and by truly experience the pain inside.

Read more here: » Kalki Bhagavan on the illusion of self

Many factors point at a difficult time ahead with the risk of social, economical, political and last but not least environmental crisis due to the exploration of our Planet. Parallelly, there are many who suggest that we are now on the verge of a transition into a new World, a golden Age.

Read more here: » Spiritual Awakening: Future transitions

The mission of The Golden Age Foundation is to help humanity to a fundamental change where the consciousness undergoes a true transformation.

During the Oneness Festival, Dasajis, monks and nuns of The Golden Age Foundation, will be holding a number of satsangs covering topics like Enlightenment, Mysticism, Shristi – The Art of Parenting, Female Spirituality, Yoga & Meditation and about the art of living a joyful life.

For those who are really seeking a profound inner change, The Mukti courses are offered after the festival at The World University of Consciousness.

Read more here: » Enlightenment: The Mukti Courses at The World University of Consciousness

Acharya Ananda Giri is one of the most prominent representatives of the Foundation. In this interview, from his tour in the USA, he is explaining the Golden Age Foundations view on the status of the world and the humanity of today, and how it can be changed. Radically.

Read more here: » Enlightenment: Interview with Sri Ananda Giri

The Oneness Celebration during the Venus Transit of June 6-8 this year takes place at an amazing gathering of energies in the Mayan calendar. In the age old Tzolkin calendar the venus transit has been celebrated without interruption by the Mayan people for some 2500 years. The Oneness Celebration is a gathering celebrating the Venus Transit of June 2004 and a Meditation to focus on the Enlightenment of Humanity by the Year 2012.

Read more here: » Venus Transit: The Oneness Celebration

The word Jain has been derived from Jina, which means conqueror, implying one who has overcome all human passions. The Tattvarth Sutra, a book of supreme wisdom, was written by Umaswati, Kundkundacharya's disciple.

The opening aphorism of Tattvarth Sutra talks about enlightened faith, knowledge and conduct leading to final emancipation. The enlightened faith comprises Jiva or life, Ajiva or non-life, Asharva or flow of karma, Bandha or bondage of karma, Samvar or shedding of karma-particles and Moksha.

(See also: Life and Death, Life and Beyond, Death and Dying, Body Mind and Soul)

Art is a great healer. By supplanting apprehension with inspiration and trading stress for relaxation, it tempers human physiology and attitude.

Scientifically speaking, it improvises human brainwave pattern, autonomic nervous system, hormonal balance, brain neurotransmitters, immune system, and blood flow to various organs. Through self-expression, it rejuvenates the creator with an enlightened perception of within and without.

(See also: Life and Death, Life and Beyond, Death and Dying, Body Mind and Soul)

Spiritual Psychology is based on an understanding of humans being multi-layered entities with a mind, body and Soul. How do we awaken the Soul Aspect of our being and how come we could meditate on a mountaintop for eons without significantly touching our underlying emotional traumas? Likewise, how come we could do psychoanalyze ourselves for a lifetime without moving a step closer to enlightenment. How do we reconcile this uneasy alliance between our emotional and spiritual selves?

Read more here: » Spiritual Psychology: Spiritual Psychology and Samskara Shuddi

In Jainism, a Tirthankar ("Fordmaker") (also Tirthankara or Jina) is a human who by adopting asceticism achieves enlightenment (perfect knowledge), thus becoming a Jina (one who has conquered his inner enemies - anger, pride, deceit, desire etc.). A Tirthankar is so-named because he is the founder of a "Tirth" which is a community of Jains which acts as a "ford" across the "river of human misery". After achieving enlightenment himself, a Tirthankar shows the path to enlightenment to others. His relig ...

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• Tirthankar - List of Tirthankars
• Tirthankar - External link

Read more here: » Tirthankar: Encyclopedia - Tirthankar

In Hindu and Buddhist theology as it pertains to reincarnation, an anagami (or anaagaamii) is a "non-returner"; after death, he will not be reborn back into the human world, and will instead appear in one of the Brahma worlds called the Pure Abodes. He will attain Nirvana there. An Anagami has abandoned the five lower fetters that bind the mind to the cycle of rebirth. An Anagami is thus partially enlightened, and on the way to perfect and complete Enlightenment. Other related archiv

Read more here: » Anagami: Encyclopedia - Anagami

In the role-playing game Vampire: The Masquerade from White Wolf Game Studios, a Path of Enlightenment is a set of behavioral and ethical guidelines. Newly-created vampires automatically begin with the Path of Humanity, which is conventional human morality. Some spend centuries trying to reconcile their old notions of human decency with their alien hunger and murderous impulses. Others, knowing that to abandon all ethics is to degenerate into a mindless monster, adopt distinctly alien ...

Read more here: » Path of Enlightenment: Encyclopedia - Path of Enlightenment

Abecedarians were a 16th-century German sect of Anabaptists who effected an absolute disdain for all human knowledge, contending that God would enlighten his elect interiorly and give them knowledge of necessary truths by visions and ecstasies (with which human learning would interfere). They rejected every other means of instruction, and claimed that to be saved one must even be ignorant of the first letters of the alphabet; whence their name, A-B-C-darians. They also considered the study of theology as a species of idolatry, and regarded learned men ...

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• Abecedarian - External link
• Abecedarian - Sources

Read more here: » Abecedarian: Encyclopedia - Abecedarian