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Pythagorean Philosophy and Its Connection to Wellness at Astra Pythagorean Wellness
The Wisdom of Pythagoras: Harmony, Balance, and Well-Being
Pythagoras, the ancient Greek philosopher and mathematician, believed that the universe is governed by harmony, proportion, and balance—principles that extend beyond numbers and mathematics into all aspects of life, including physical health, mental clarity, and spiritual well-being. At Astra Pythagorean Wellness, we embrace these timeless teachings and integrate them into our holistic wellness philosophy, ensuring that every guest experiences a profound sense of harmony and rejuvenation.
The Pythagorean principals
- Moral and Ethical Living: Many Pythagorean sayings focus on self-discipline, virtue, and the pursuit of harmony—in both personal conduct and community interactions.
- Friendship and Community: Pythagoras’s followers lived in close-knit groups, valuing friendship, mutual aid, and collective study.
- Silence and Brevity: The Pythagoreans had strict rules about speech, believing that wisdom and self-knowledge often arise from reflection and restraint in words.
- Harmony and the Soul: Pythagoras taught that the soul undergoes transmigration and that living in harmony (with others, with nature, and with oneself) was crucial to spiritual development.
Quotes from Pythagoras
“Number rules the universe.”
“Learn to be silent. Let your quiet mind listen and absorb.”
“The highest goal of music is to connect one’s soul to their Divine Nature, not entertainment.”
“Man know thyself; then thou shalt know the Universe and God.”
“As long as man continues to be the ruthless destroyer of lower living beings he will never know health or peace. For as long as men massacre animals, they will kill each other.”
“No one is free who has not obtained the empire of himself. No man is free who cannot command himself.”
“God built the universe on numbers.”
“In anger we should refrain both from speech and action.”
“No man is free who cannot control himself.”
“Be silent or let thy words be worth more than silence.”
“Concern should drive us into action and not into a depression. No man is free who cannot control himself.”
“It is better to be silent, than to dispute with the Ignorant.”
“Silence is better than unmeaning words.”
“The oldest, shortest words – ‘yes’ and ‘no’ – are those which require the most thought.”
“Do not go to bed until you have gone over the day three times in your mind. What wrong did I do? What good did I accomplish? What did I forget to do?”
“There is geometry in the humming of the strings, there is music in the spacing of the spheres.”
“Number is the ruler of forms and ideas, and the cause of gods and demons.”
“The wise man should be prepared for everything that does not lie within his control.”
“Rest satisfied with doing well, and leave others to talk of you as they please.”
“The beginning of every government starts with the education of our youth.”
“If there be light, then there is darkness; if cold, heat; if height, depth; if solid, fluid; if hard, soft; if rough, smooth; if calm, tempest; if prosperity, adversity; if life, death.”
“Above the cloud with its shadow is the star with its light. Above all things reverence thyself.”
“If you’re asked: What is the silence? Respond: It is the first stone of the Wisdom’s temple.”
“A stone is frozen music.”
“Each celestial body, in fact each and every atom, produces a particular sound on account of its movement, its rhythm or vibration. All these sounds and vibrations form a universal harmony in which each element, while having its own function and character, contributes to the whole.”
“Some are slaves of ambition or money, but others are interested in understanding life itself. These give themselves the name of philosophers, and they value the contemplation and discovery of nature beyond all other pursuits.”
“Astonishing! Everything is intelligent!”
“Wisdom, thoroughly learned, will never be forgotten.”
“Choose rather to be strong of soul than strong of body.”
“Time is the soul of this world.”
“Lust weakens both body and mind.”
“Truth is so great a perfection, that if God would render himself visible to men, he would choose light for his body and truth for his soul.”
“There is a good principle which created order, light, and man, and an evil principle which created chaos, darkness, and woman.”
“There is no word or action but has its echo in Eternity.”
Animals share with us the privilege of having a soul.”
“A man is never as big as when he is on his knees to help a child.”
“As soon as you awake, in order Lay the actions to be done the coming day.”
“So in life, some enter the services of fame and others money, but the best choice is that of those few who spend their time in the contemplation of nature, and as lovers of wisdom.”
“Alas, what wickedness to swallow flesh into our own flesh, to fatten our greedy bodies by cramming in other bodies, to have one living creature fed by the death of another!”
“If you have a wounded heart, touch it as little as you would an injured eye. There are only two remedies for the suffering of the soul: hope and patience.”
“But respect yourself most of all.”
“Reason is immortal, all else mortal.”
“Let exercise alternate with rest.”
“Geometry is knowledge of the eternally existent.”
“Friendship is one soul in two bodies.”
“Educate the children and it won’t be necessary to punish the men.”
“The stars in the heavens sing a music, if only we had ears to hear.”
“Don’t try to cover your mistakes with false words. Rather, correct your mistakes with examination.”
“None but God is wise.”
“A thought is an idea in transit.”
“Music is the harmonization of opposites; the conciliation of warring elements.”
“Choose always the way that seems the best, however rough it may be; custom will soon render it easy and agreeable.”
“The soul of man is divided into three parts, intelligence, reason, and passion. Intelligence and passion are possessed by other animals, but reason by man alone.”
“Numbers have a way of taking a man by the hand and leading him down the path of reason.”
“Learn silence. With the quiet serenity of a meditative mind, listen, absorb, transcribe, and transform.”
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