Shaping the cosmos from chaos
The quest for the ultimate one
Whispers, visions, and earthly vessels
Monuments carved for the heavens
007skaty Spinoza's God of Nature
God and nature are just the same (just the same), flowing in an infinite frame (a giant frame).
007skaty Trace hidden patterns in nature to discover how the divine is woven into everything.
007skaty Amenhotep IV renamed himself Akhenaten, closed traditional temples to Amun, and built a new capital, Akhetaten, for the sun disc, Aten.
What was the name of the short-lived capital city built by Akhenaten to honor his single deity?
Which Egyptian pharaoh initiated a religious revolution in 1353 BCE to worship only the sun disc, Aten?
Zoroastrian fire: Zoroastrian fire temples keep a holy flame burning constantly; one temple in Yazd, Iran, has kept its flame lit since 470 CE.
007skaty Zoroastrianism shaped major world religions with its concepts of heaven and free will.
Who is the supreme wise lord of light and goodness in the ancient Persian religion of Zoroastrianism?
Zoroastrianism, one of the world's oldest continuously practiced religions, originated in which modern-day country?
The ultimate, supreme, and unchanging reality in Hindu philosophy that is the source of all existence. In the Kena Upanishad, it is the unmanifest power guiding human thoughts, breath, and sensory perceptions.
In Hindu philosophy, what is the term for the absolute, unchanging reality that underlies all things?
Which ancient sacred Sanskrit texts, composed between 800 and 500 BCE, first deeply explored the concept of Brahman?
What Latin phrase did Baruch Spinoza use to express his pantheistic view that God and Nature are identical?