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Pythagoras
Pythagoras lived on the
Earth about 570-500 B.C. He was born on the
island of Samos in the Aegean Sea. His birth was
predicted. Through a prophet God told the parents
about the birth of a boy who would grow and become
glorious thanks to his wisdom, beauty, and great
deeds.
From childhood Pythagoras
displayed interest and abilities in philosophy and
other sciences. He studied medicine, biology,
astronomy, and mathematics, learning from the famous
scholars of that time. He learned also music and
painting. Then He continued His religious education in
Egypt, where He was initiated in priesthood. Then He
went to Persia where He continued studying
mystical knowledge.
In the town of Croton in southern
Italy, He founded a philosophical religious
brotherhood which became widespread with time.
The purpose of
the Pythagorean brotherhood was the morality renovation of
society and purification of religious views,
and also imparting the confidential methods of
spiritual development to deserving students. The
brotherhood was a monastic community consisting of
both men and women, who regarded Pythagoras as an
Incarnation of God. The activity of that great
School ended due to massacre perpetrated by
primitive people…
He is known as a Greek
philosopher and mathematician. He was a strict
vegetarian.
Pythagoras composed works on
philosophy, mathematics, astronomy, and music. In
particular, He knew about the sphericity of the
Earth and that inside it there is the Central Fire.
He also taught about the immortality of souls and
their gradual development in a series of
incarnations.
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Golden Verses of Pythagoras
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