A world sensation that has been hushed up by the media for a century.

Archaeological excavations began in Jerash in 1920, and what they discovered was to be a world sensation. The archaeologists had no idea that they were faced with an early Christian mosaic depicting Jesus Christ himself. The innoscription "ХРIСТЕ" to the left of the man and the fact that this is an early Christian church pointed this out. The most striking thing is that this word and all other words on the floor mosaic were made in the ancient Slavonic language.

The next thing that is striking about this find is that Christ is depicted in a ceremonial Russian Vyshivanka shirt, on which swastika patterns are traditionally embroidered, exactly the same as those surrounding the figure of Christ on the floor mosaic found during the excavations.

Forbidden History

“The task of all good men today should be to relight the flame of civilization. I could re-state the same sentence in a thousand ways: to decrease societal time preference, to renew faith in God and his Word, to improve social technology, etc. And yet, the original civilizers did not civilize through electronic devices, at office desks, on their behinds, during conferences and conventions. The original civilization was a baked mud cabin and a fire illuminating a dangerous black void. It would be wise to remember that theory was a consequence of civilization, and that civilization was a project of stone, sweat, blood, fire and flesh before a project of the mind.”

~Mark Yuray

@ImperivmRenaissance

The Delphic Maxims, pt. 4

81. Ὄνειδος ἔχθαιρε Detest disgrace
82. Γλῶτταν ἴσχε Restrain your tongue
83. Ὕβριν ἀμύνου Shun violence
84. Κρῖνε δίκαια Make just judgements
85. Χρῶ χρήμασιν Use what you have
86. Ἀδωροδόκητος δίκαζε Judge incorruptibly
87. Αἰτιῶ παρόντα Make accusations face to face
88. Λέγε εἰδώς Speak from knowledge
89. Βίας μὴ ἔχου Have no truck with violence
90. Ἀλύπως βίου Live free of sorrow
91. Ὁμίλει πρᾴως Have kindly interactions
92. Πέρας ἐπιτέλει μὴ ἀποδειλιῶν Complete the race and don't chicken out
93. Φιλοφρόνει πᾶσιν Deal kindly with everyone
94. Υἱοῖς μὴ καταρῶ Do not curse your sons
95. Γυναικὸς ἄρχε Control your wife
96. Σεαυτὸν εὖ ποίει Benefit yourself
97. Εὐπροσήγορος γίνου Be courteous
98. Ἀποκρίνου ἐν καιρῷ Respond in a timely manner
99. Πόνει μετ’ εὐκλείας Struggle for glory
100. Πρᾶττε ἀμετανοήτως Act decisively
101. Ἁμαρτάνων μετανόει Repent of your errors
102. Ὀφθαλμοῦ κράτει Control your eye
103. Βουλεύου χρόνῳ Give timely counsel

If you are not yet able to transcend the momentum of pleasure seeking, a first step is to replace problematic pleasures or desires with less problematic ones. You will still be working within the framework of Pleasure = Good, which is incorrect. Therefore, this should not be a long term practice - it's a kind of spiritual Band-Aid. But it might sometimes be the best we can do, and it is better than doing nothing. In the meantime, you should continue to work towards transcending the Pleasure = Good framework, which will always hold you back spiritually.

This goes hand in hand with starting with habit changes. Replace unhealthy pleasure-seeking habits with healthy habits that make you feel good. Combine this with a bit of meditation, focusing on changing your views on what "pleasure" really is and what "good" is. When mind and body begin to heal together you will feel the capability of your soul grow.