The article examines the process of the emergence of individual consciousness within the Greek tradition. First, the concept of “axial time” is clarified, when the need to relate everything to the Absolute, self-esteem and critical thinking came into culture. The reasons for this turn are discussed. The analysis of the Greek miracle begins with the formation of the polis, which replaced...
The Far Eastern tradition included a variety of religious rites and mystical practices, thanks to which people experienced unity with nature and the universe. Unlike the mystery cults of ancient Greece, the goal of these practices was not individual contact with the sacred, but the maintenance of the universal world order and the common good. Apparently, for the entire vast region of East Asia,...