"The humanities are academic disciplines that study the human condition, using methods that are primarily analytical, critical, or speculative, as distinguished from the mainly empirical approaches of the natural sciences." - Wikipedia
In an earlier post I discussed and linked to a YouTube video of a documentary film titled Dying to Have Known - The Cancer Cure by filmmaker Steve Kroschel. This documentary focuses on The Gerson Therapy which is an alternative dietary cancer therapy. Today I'd like to link to another documentary film, The Beautiful Truth, which is another documentary by Steve Kroschel which explores the Gerson Therapy from another perspective.
The Beautiful Truth documents the efforts of Kroschel's 15 year old son Garrett as he sets out to research Dr. Max Gerson's claims that diet can cure cancer as part of a home schooling project. Garrett's assignment is to study a controversial book written by Dr. Max Gerson and determine whether or not Gerson's therapy is a truly legitimate cancer cure.
The Awakening is a documentary film by Max Igan. Before you click the arrow to play this video, take a good look at the center of the image. Notice the word "obey." This suggests to me that this film contains subliminal messages. The film is rather hypnotic.
Unity is the answer to everything. All the problems we face are symptoms of the divided state of human consciousness. - Max Igan
The Reality of Truth is a documentary film presented by Deepak Chopra and Mike "Zappy" Zapolin featuring interviews with notable thinkers such as Ram Dass, Dr. Wayne Dyer, Dr. John Hagelin and Dr. Norman Rosenthal. The film explores the various methods which people around the world employ to tap into an alternative reality through meditation, spirituality and psychedelic drugs. The film shows how these people live their lives in a reality that is free of violence, judgment, fraud, lies and insecurity. The goal of the film is to show how anyone can live such a life.
According to Mike "Zappy" Zapolin, "There is a shift in consciousness that is taking place right now. It is a shift away from what used to work in the past, or what used to be "good enough". This shift in consciousness is causing people to rethink their entire lives–their relationships, their health, and their businesses. People are fatigued by the chaotic pace of everyday life that leaves them feeling further and further from the peace of mind they crave. People are reconfiguring the very material notion of physical reality, and are moving toward things that would be described as spiritual." With that thought in mind, Zappy teamed up with Deepak Chopra in order to explore the concept of "reality" and especially the concept of "the reality of truth." According to Zappy, "This movie will help you understand the difference between what our five senses tell us is real, and the reality that we are all capable of tapping into using our sixth sense."
After
James Holmes went on a shooting spree in a Colorado theater showing
the Batman movie Dark Knight,
Peter Bogdanovich, an American film historian, director, writer,
actor, producer, and critic, told The Hollywood Reporter
magazine, “Today,
there's a general numbing of the audience. There's too much murder
and killing. You make people insensitive by showing it all the time.
The body count in pictures is huge. It numbs the audience into
thinking it's not so terrible. Back in the '70s, I asked Orson
Welles what he thought was happening to pictures, and he said,
"We're brutalizing the audience. We're going to end up like the
Roman circus, live at the Coliseum." The respect for human life
seems to be eroding.” Yes, cultural conditioning. Audiences are
being conditioned to accept murder and violence as a form of
entertainment.
Violence
is in the news every day. Respect for human life seems to be a thing
of the past. What to do about it? One woman has an answer. Mary
Gordon is the Founder/President of Roots of Empathy which
is an organization whose mission is to build caring, peaceful, and
civil societies through the development of empathy in children and
adults. Roots
of Empathy's goals are:
To foster the development of empathuy
To develop emotional literacy
To reduce levels of bulling, aggression and violence, and promote children's pro-social behaviors
Ro increase knowledge of human development, learning, and infant safety
To prepare students for responsible citizenship and responsive parenting
Roots of Empathy's program
is successful. In 2001, the Government of Manitoba commissioned a
three-year follow-up study of Roots of Empathy,
measuring pro-social behavior, physical aggression, and indirect
aggression. Results show a significant improvement in all three
behaviors.
Roots of Empathy is an international
organization based in Canada. The program has crossed the border to
Seattle, Washington. Maybe its time to make more people aware of
this program and expand it throughout the United States.
If Roots of Empathy was taught everywhere in the world there would be no
war or bullies. Everyone would be able to respect and understand
their own feelings and also other people’s feelings. Roots of
Empathy would be able to change the world making peace and there
would be no harm. I think that it could change the world forever.”
- a Sixth Grader.
For more information about this program, or to make a
donation please visit rootsofempathy.org
