10 Master Teachers

Religions teach us to make this world a better place. Each of them attempts to build a consensus of co-existence and mutual understanding within their communities.

Moving beyond our individual beliefs about God teaches us to cooperate and make the world a more compassionate, loving, and peaceful place. Believing in God intellectually is worthless without knowing God exponentially. The source of creation, whether it is called, God, Allah, Yahweh, the big bang or energy: “IT” is what animates life and matter. “IT” cannot be measured or weighed or even calculated in time and space as we know it.

These ten images of master teachers lived and walked with humanity providing instruction for how to behave on the planet earth. What we believe can reflect how we interact. Our planet is in crisis and what humanity does in the next 4 decades will change our chances for survival.

These masters have left their methods and practices in layers throughout our societies. Their ideas can guide our way through the environmental crisis. Religion and philosophy gives guidance for our lives and the potential for the “I “ to become “We.”

When we say, “our world”, the two words say little about the magnificent indefinable and unknowable potential for goodness and balance. Make your contribution count without destroying anything you did not create.

Moses 1200 BC He was a Hebrew prophet, liberator, leader, lawgiver, and historian, declaring that God is One.	Mother Teresa 1910 AD Mother Teresa of Calcutta was entrusted with the mission of proclaiming God’s thirsting love for humanity, especially for the poorest of the poor.	Atisha 980 AD Reported to have been the first Dali lama of Tibet. He said he would be back in another form, the practice of looking for the next Dali lama began with him.	Plato 347 BC Plato, one of the first Greek philosphers understood that God comprises everything and at the same time exceeds everything .
Christ 100 AD The followers of Jesus Christ became known as Christians. “God became man that man might become God.”	Buddha 600 BC Siddhārtha Gautama was an ancient India spiritual teacher who founded Buddhism. "Buddha" meaning "awakened one" or "the enlightened one."	Copernicus 1473 AD Copernicus was a Polish astronomer and mathematician who radically changed the perception of our Earth in orbit.	Mohammed 570 AD Founder of the Islam religion, Mohammad is regarded by Muslims as their spiritual leader and prophet .
Lao Tzu 600 BC Chinese Taoist Philosopher said “I have just three things to teach: simplicity, patience, compassion.”	Confucius 551 BC He was a Chinese philosopher who believed that the essential duties of humans living in a society were the subject of deepest concern.

17 Gods & Goddesses

Ganesha, the Sumerian worshipers, the Mayan corn god, the Aboriginal lightning god, Navaho sand paintings, God Tarnis, Gilgamesh, etc. have perhaps nothing visual in common but they are all images used for devotion and conduits to the spirit world. Their sacred reality is transmitted and recorded through symbolic language, a vast inheritance of intercultural archetypal iconography. Many images have survived time but for some, the meaning has been lost.

Choices for the “The Dialogue” focus on interfaith peacemaking that predate the birth of Christ. The selections reflect a fascination with cultures around the world on all five continents. The archetypal iconographic paintings represented are not all fully human and do include elements from the animal and spiritual kingdoms..

Artemis or Diana 550 BC. The Ephesians worshiped the goddess Artemis, whose temple in Ephesus was one of the seven wonders of the ancient world.	Nefertari & God Horus 3,000 BC Horus was the god of the sky and is usually depicted as a falcon or a man with a falcon's head wearing the crown of all Egypt.	Agean Snake Goddess 1,600 BC The Minoan culture in Knossos Create housed the prototypes for gods like Olympus and Athena.	Huehueteotl Aztec Huehueteotl is one of the oldest deities from ancient America. Huehueteotl is the “Fire God.”
Corn God 30AD In Mayan mythology, Yum Caax, personified as the god of maize and the god of agriculture and nature.	Austarlia 1,200 BC Australian cave painting. Aboriginal Lightning spirit, Aboriginal elders gathered round these sacred rocks and cave interiors to perform solemn rituals.	Lilith 1778 BC Iraquean Queen of the night, symbolizing the sun, flanked by owls, symbols of wisdom and perched upon a double lioness.	Four Faced Buddah Indiane God of creation, known for showing mercy and benevolence. 4 symbolizes the source of all knowledge in creation of the Universe.
Gilgamesh 2700 B.C. 5th King of Ur in Babylonia, ruling for 126 years on the River Euphrates in modern Iraq. His writings are the oldest existing records of written language.	Navajo 1000AD Sand Paintings from Native America ,commonly called dry painting and represent the "places where the gods come and go" in the Navajo language.	Nigeria 1000 BC Central Nigeria’s highly advanced culture of Nok, a known refined African civilization that mysteriously vanished around 200 AD.	Sumerian worshipers 2,600 BC Akkadian, Assyrian, Sumerian and Amorites cultures sculpted these figurines, placed in temples to represent personal constant prayer in an absence of the congegrate.
Incas of Peru 950 AD According to the Inca religion, the sun represents their main god, called Inti. The head vault represents the rainbow, a celestial vault.	Glyph An image that reflects multiple iconic symbols, common to many cultures past and present.	Celtic 600BC The image is taken for the relief found on the Gundestrup Cauldron, in Denmark.	Ganesha, 400AD One of the best-known and most widely worshiped deities in the Hindu pantheon.
Japan 700 BC Ritual figure, called Shakko-Dogu represents the invisible forces of nature and the universe.

10 Master Teachers

Moses 1200 BC

He was a Hebrew prophet, liberator, leader, lawgiver, and historian, declaring that God is One.

Mother Teresa 1910 AD

Mother Teresa of Calcutta was entrusted with the mission of proclaiming God’s thirsting love for humanity, especially for the poorest of the poor.

Atisha 980 AD

Reported to have been the first Dali lama of Tibet. He said he would be back in another form, the practice of looking for the next Dali lama began with him.

Plato 347 BC

Plato, one of the first Greek philosphers understood that God comprises everything and at the same time exceeds everything .

Christ 100 AD

The followers of Jesus Christ became known as Christians. “God became man that man might become God.”

Buddha 600 BC

Siddhārtha Gautama was an ancient India spiritual teacher who founded Buddhism. "Buddha" meaning "awakened one" or "the enlightened one."

Copernicus 1473 AD

Copernicus was a Polish astronomer and mathematician who radically changed the perception of our Earth in orbit.

Mohammed 570 AD

Founder of the Islam religion, Mohammad is regarded by Muslims as their spiritual leader and prophet .

Lao Tzu 600 BC

Chinese Taoist Philosopher said “I have just three things to teach: simplicity, patience, compassion.”

Confucius 551 BC

He was a Chinese philosopher who believed that the essential duties of humans living in a society were the subject of deepest concern.

17 Gods & Goddesses

Artemis or Diana 550 BC.

The Ephesians worshiped the goddess Artemis, whose temple in Ephesus was one of the seven wonders of the ancient world.

Nefertari & God Horus 3,000 BC

Horus was the god of the sky and is usually depicted as a falcon or a man with a falcon's head wearing the crown of all Egypt.

Agean Snake Goddess 1,600 BC

The Minoan culture in Knossos Create housed the prototypes for gods like Olympus and Athena.

Huehueteotl

Aztec Huehueteotl is one of the oldest deities from ancient America. Huehueteotl is the “Fire God.”

Corn God 30AD

In Mayan mythology, Yum Caax, personified as the god of maize and the god of agriculture and nature.

Austarlia 1,200 BC

Australian cave painting. Aboriginal Lightning spirit, Aboriginal elders gathered round these sacred rocks and cave interiors to perform solemn rituals.

Lilith 1778 BC

Iraquean Queen of the night, symbolizing the sun, flanked by owls, symbols of wisdom and perched upon a double lioness.

Four Faced Buddah

Indiane God of creation, known for showing mercy and benevolence. 4 symbolizes the source of all knowledge in creation of the Universe.

Gilgamesh 2700 B.C.

5th King of Ur in Babylonia, ruling for 126 years on the River Euphrates in modern Iraq. His writings are the oldest existing records of written language.

Navajo 1000AD

Sand Paintings from Native America ,commonly called dry painting and represent the "places where the gods come and go" in the Navajo language.

Nigeria 1000 BC

Central Nigeria’s highly advanced culture of Nok, a known refined African civilization that mysteriously vanished around 200 AD.

Sumerian worshipers 2,600 BC

Akkadian, Assyrian, Sumerian and Amorites cultures sculpted these figurines, placed in temples to represent personal constant prayer in an absence of the congegrate.

Incas of Peru 950 AD

According to the Inca religion, the sun represents their main god, called Inti. The head vault represents the rainbow, a celestial vault.

Glyph

An image that reflects multiple iconic symbols, common to many cultures past and present.

Celtic 600BC

The image is taken for the relief found on the Gundestrup Cauldron, in Denmark.

Ganesha, 400AD

One of the best-known and most widely worshiped deities in the Hindu pantheon.

Japan 700 BC

Ritual figure, called Shakko-Dogu represents the invisible forces of nature and the universe.