New Acropolis Newsletter
February 2015

New Acropolis Mumbai E- Newsletter


2015 is well on its way with activity at the New Acropolis center in Mumbai. The enthusiastic atmosphere is testament that philosophy is not abstract, that the philosophical approach to life is to live life more fully from within and outside!
Read about some key principles in our article this  month - "The Practice of Philosophy"
This month, we have the start of another batch of our flagship course "Living Philosophy: Discover, Awaken, Transform"
We are also going to be at the Kalaghoda festival with an installation called the "Wheel of Virtue" which promises to be a lot of fun!
This is an action packed month with plenty of opportunities to connect. We hope to see you at our events! 
 
Sincerely,
New Acropolis Mumbai 
February Events
New Acropolis Mumbai Centre
  
OPEN HOUSE. FREE ADMISSION
COURSE FEES APPLY.
Be happier! Live a more meaningful life! Live up to your true potential, and make a real difference in the world around you! At New Acropolis we foster an active and practical approach to Living Philosophy with an acute awareness of the World around us.

This Open House gives you the opportunity to learn about the introductory course (beginning 24th February 2015, Every Tuesday, 16 Sessions) - "Living Philosophy: Discover, Awaken, Transform" - where you will learn what it takes to become a true philosopher through a comparative study of the Teachings of the Great Masters of the past  Read More...      
Open House: 17th Feb, Tue 7:30pm onwards
Location: New Acropolis Centre, Colaba

Course Start: 24th Feb, Tue 7:30pm - 9:30 pm
Location: New Acropolis Centre, Colaba

Teotihuacan - Where Men become Gods

LECTURE. FREE ADMISSION

 

The legendary people associated to the temple city of Teotihuacan, believed themselves to be the custodians of an ancient wisdom. They are known to have worked with a sophisticated system of symbols, achieved admirable feats of Architecture, and developed an accurate calendar to measure cycles of time Read More...

 

21st February, Sat 6:00pm - 8:00pm

Location: New Acropolis Center, Colaba

 

Re-examining the Technological Age 

LECTURE FREE ADMISSION

Google. Cloning. Nuclear Power. Space Exploration. Plastic Surgery. Fracking. The exceptional technological growth and advances in medicine are a testament to the potential of modern man. Our global civilization has invested unprecedented time, effort, and finance Read More...

 

28th February, Sat 6:00pm - 8:00pm

Location: New Acropolis Center, Colaba

Wheel of Virtue - Discover Awaken Transform at the Kalaghoda Festival
7th - 15th February 2015

We are very excited to have an installation at the Kalaghoda festival in Mumbai this year! 
We are showing the Wheel of Virtue! So come, spin and take back a virtue that karma has selected specially for you! 

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"Yesterday is today's memory and tomorrow is today's dream" - Buddha.
ARTICLE
The Practice of Philosophy
by Fernando Schwartz 
Philosophy, or love of wisdom, is not something abstract. It's about how to understand life better and therefore how to live better, individually and collectively. We all have something deep within ourselves, but sometimes we're afraid to look for it. It's like diving within yourself to look for the inner gold. You need courage to dive into the water, because there are many fears: the fear of drowning, of strong currents, of dangerous fish, and so on. Read More...
New Acropolis News
Mumbai

 On 10th Jan 2015 the "Active Ecology" department of New Acropolis India North conducted a session to work with Kids of "SUPPORT" a drug rehabilitation center in Mumbai. The program was titled "Manashakti" or the "strength of the mind" and was aimed at working with children at the center with exercises to focus and be more attentive through mental engagement. Read More... 
Around the World

New Acropolis Zaragoza continued with the philosophical trilogy in commemoration of World Philosophy Day, and in this second encounter accomplished this with Plato and Love in the Banquet.

Once more we approach a subject that we love, in the hands of a great Spanish philosopher who has dedicated more than 30 years to the teaching of philosophy in its more practical and vital sense. Read More...

 


 Interview in the magazine "Justo Medio" with the director of New Acropolis Peru in the context of World Philosophy Day (Peru)

 
The Peruvian magazine 'Justo Medio' published an interview conducted with Professor Beatriz Diez Canseco, director of New Acropolis in this country, entitled 'The world needs more philosophy', on the occasion of World Philosophy Day. In this interview, Prof. Diez Canseco explained how philosophy can generate greater awareness about oneself and the needs of the environment, thus becoming an important engine of actions for the good of society. Read More...    

  

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