Sir 1 The Nobel Prizes were established to recognize and honor outstanding contributions to humanity in various fields. Founded by Alfred Nobel, the prizes are awarded annually in several categories: Peace, Literature, Chemistry, Physics, Medicine, and Economic Sciences. Each prize aims to celebrate individuals or organizations that have made significant advancements, inspired positive change, or contributed to the well-being of society. The overarching purpose is to promote excellence and encourage continued progress in these important areas. 2 The Oscars, officially known as the Academy Awards, serve to recognize and honor outstanding achievements in the film industry. Established by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) in 1929, the Oscars celebrate excellence in various categories, including acting, directing, writing, and technical achievements. The primary purposes of the Oscars are to:
1. *Recognize Excellence*: Acknowledge and celebrate the creative talents and contributions of filmmakers and artists. 2. *Promote the Film Industry*: Highlight the importance of cinema as an art form and a cultural force. 3. *Encourage Innovation*: Inspire filmmakers to push creative boundaries and strive for higher standards. 4. *Foster Community*: Bring together industry professionals, fans, and the public to celebrate shared love for film. 3 International music awards celebrate the achievements of artists and musicians from around the world, recognizing excellence across various genres and contributions to the music industry. Here are a few notable international music awards: 1. *Grammy Awards*: Organized by the Recording Academy, the Grammys honor outstanding achievements in the music industry, covering multiple genres and categories. 2. *MTV Video Music Awards (VMAs)*: These awards celebrate the best in music videos and are known for their unique performances and pop culture relevance. 3. *Brit Awards*: The British Phonographic Industry hosts these awards to recognize the best in British and international music. 4. *Billboard Music Awards*: These awards honor artists based on their performance on the Billboard charts, taking into account sales, streams, and radio airplay. 5. *American Music Awards (AMAs)*: Founded by Dick Clark, the AMAs honor artists based on fan votes and reflect popular trends in music. 4 International religion awards celebrate contributions to faith, spirituality, and interfaith dialogue across various religious traditions. While not as widely recognized as some other awards, here are a few notable ones: 1. *Templeton Prize*: Awarded annually to individuals who have made exceptional contributions to affirming life's spiritual dimension, regardless of religious affiliation. 2. *Mahatma Gandhi Peace Prize*: Established by the Government of India, this award honors individuals and institutions for their contributions to social, economic, and political transformation through non-violence and other Gandhian principles. 3. *Raoul Wallenberg Award*: Recognizes individuals who have demonstrated exceptional courage and commitment to promoting human rights and humanitarian efforts, often with a spiritual or religious underpinning. 4. *Katherine Houghton Hepburn Award*: This award recognizes individuals or organizations that embody the spirit of courage and justice, often linked to their faith-based initiatives. 5. *Interfaith Harmony Prize*: Offered by the King Abdullah II of Jordan, this award promotes interfaith dialogue and understanding. These awards aim to highlight the positive impact of religion and spirituality in fostering peace, understanding, and social justice. 5 International awards honoring noble personalities often recognize individuals for their outstanding contributions to humanity, social justice, peace, and philanthropy. Here are a few notable awards that fit this description: 1. *Nobel Peace Prize*: Perhaps the most well-known, this award is given annually to individuals or organizations that have made significant efforts to promote peace and resolve conflicts. 2. *UNESCO's International Literacy Prizes*: These awards recognize efforts to promote literacy and education, often highlighting the work of individuals and organizations dedicated to these causes. 3. *The Right Livelihood Award*: Often referred to as the "Alternative Nobel Prize," it honors individuals and organizations providing practical and exemplary solutions to global challenges. 4. *The Goldman Environmental Prize*: This award recognizes grassroots environmental activists from around the world for their efforts to protect and enhance the natural environment, often at great personal risk. 5. *The Grawemeyer Awards*: These awards recognize significant contributions in various fields, including music, education, and ideas improving global well-being. 6. *The Martin Luther King Jr. Humanitarian Award*: This award honors individuals who have made significant contributions to social justice and civil rights, reflecting the legacy of Dr. King. These awards celebrate the spirit of nobility and selflessness, acknowledging those who work tirelessly for the betterment of society and the world. 6 International awards for nature guardians recognize individuals and organizations dedicated to environmental conservation, wildlife protection, and sustainability. Here are some notable awards in this category: 1. *Goldman Environmental Prize*: Often referred to as the "Green Nobel Prize," this award honors grassroots environmental activists from around the world for their significant efforts in protecting the environment. 2. *Whitley Awards*: These awards support conservation leaders in the Global South, providing funding and recognition for their innovative projects in biodiversity conservation. 3. *The Ramon Magsaysay Award*: While it covers various fields, this award often recognizes individuals working on social justice and environmental protection in Asia. 4. *The Tyler Prize for Environmental Achievement*: This prestigious award honors individuals who have made significant contributions to the preservation and enhancement of the global environment. 5. *The Zayed International Prize for the Environment*: Established by the UAE, this award recognizes innovative and sustainable solutions to environmental challenges. 6. *The International Ranger Award*: This award honors rangers and conservationists who work tirelessly to protect national parks and wildlife. These awards highlight the essential work of those dedicated to safeguarding our planet and promote awareness of environmental issues on a global scale. 7 There are no awards for GODs and Godmen because Ramana maharishi took care of himself but spread his views par excellence which spread HE was not bothered about; so Adi Shankara. K RAJARAM IRS 41024 On Fri, 4 Oct 2024 at 06:06, Markendeya Yeddanapudi < [email protected]> wrote: > > > -- > *Mar**Nobel Prize* > > *The lifelong sickly Alfred Nobel, to atone for the killing of lakhs in > the wars using his invention, the dynamite, with the help of his secretary > Bertha constituted the Nobel Prize for Physics,Chemistry,Life Sciences, > Literature and for those who promoted world peace. It did not occur to any > that apart from the sciences based on the Cartesian analysis there is a > huge iceberg of real knowledge in the shape of the Holistic Arts. No one > told him that the there must be a Nobel Prize for Music, Painting, and > Spiritualism. The worst thing was the sneaking in of a Nobel Prize for the > dismal Economics!* > > *The net effect is the solidification on a permanent basis the mechanical > paradigm at the expense of the Holistic Paradigm. No Nobel was ever > proposed for Ramana Maharshi or for any of the great Christian missionaries > or to the great Buddhist, Jain etc Holy men/women who might have attained > the highest peak in spiritual attainment, in the Holistic Symbiotic > perception and understanding actually extending into cosmic horizons.* > > *To promote the negative image of those engaged in the spiritual quest we > find reports about the luxurious and vulgar life styles of the jet set > hypocrite Babas, Swamijees etc.But there is deliberate blindness towards > those that have spent their life time in promoting the holistic method of > investigations, via emotional symbiosis.* > > * In the Holistic approach or in the Spiritual Approach, you try to > synchronize your life with the rhythm of the Universe as you are basically > a part of the Universe. You adopt the method of breathing, smelling and > sensing. For understanding the cosmos you rely on contemplation, trance and > meditation to extend the horizon of perception into the cosmos.* > > *In the case of the Cartesian sciences, there is a fundamental > contradiction, When the basic feature of the Universe today is the > curvature of the space-time continuum, or because of the effect of > gravitation particles bump against each other making a straight-line > impossible in reality, the very idea of cause and effect falls into doubt. > A straight-line means, the relational result of straight single causes and > the related single effects arranged one after the other. But due to the > curvature of the space-time, there can be only gigantic, Holistic Macro > clusters of causes and effects. One must pretend that one is not part of > the Universe and actually a disconnected spectator of the non-existent > isolated cause and effect relationships. The realty can only be the > Holistic metamorphosis of the Universe as a whole.* > > *To feel the truth, one must breathe, smell and sense, adopt air as the > language of nature, adopt feeling and not mechanical logic as inquiry. > Unfortunately spiritualism is being converted into mechanical or Cartesian > science by the modern Jet set Gurus. That the word for air in Latin is > spirit and that Spiritualism means adopting the air as the language of > conversation and perception, by adopting, breathing,smelling and sensing > and perceiving, is simply ignored.* > > *YM Sarma* > > *Chat GPT* > > *In **"Nobel Prize,"** YM Sarma critiques the limitations of Alfred > Nobel’s award categories and their impact on modern intellectual culture. > Sarma asserts that Nobel’s failure to include fields like music, painting, > and spiritualism in his prize categories reflects a broader neglect of > holistic, emotional, and spiritual knowledge in favor of mechanical, > Cartesian science.* > > > > *### Key Themes:* > > > > *1. **Neglect of Holistic Knowledge**: * > > * Sarma emphasizes the divide between Cartesian science, which is > analytical and mechanistic, and the more holistic knowledge systems > associated with the arts and spiritual traditions. He laments that the > Nobel Prize, being heavily focused on the sciences, ignores vast fields of > human understanding rooted in emotional and spiritual insight. These > fields—music, painting, and spiritualism—are vital in fostering a deeper > connection with the cosmos and with life itself.* > > > > *2. **Spiritualism and Nature**: * > > * According to Sarma, spiritualism involves aligning oneself with the > rhythms of the universe, relying on practices like breathing, sensing, and > contemplation to understand the cosmos. He contrasts this with the > Cartesian method, which tries to separate the observer from the universe > and reduces inquiry to mechanical cause-and-effect relationships.* > > > > *3. **Contradiction in Cartesian Science**: * > > * Sarma points out that modern physics, particularly the concept of the > curvature of space-time, undermines the linear cause-and-effect paradigm > central to Cartesian science. In reality, the universe operates through a > web of interconnected causes and effects that cannot be isolated. He argues > that the mechanical model is inadequate for understanding the holistic > nature of reality, and that spirituality, which embraces this > interconnectedness, offers a more appropriate method for inquiry.* > > > > *4. **Economic and Scientific Paradigms**: * > > * Sarma critiques the Nobel Prize in economics, viewing it as an emblem > of a mechanical worldview that has led to an unhealthy relationship with > nature and human society. He argues that spiritual giants, like Ramana > Maharshi, who pursued holistic wisdom, deserve recognition for their > contributions to human understanding.* > > > > *5. **Spiritualism and Air**: * > > * Sarma draws attention to the etymology of the word "spirit," which > comes from the Latin word for air, to emphasize the connection between > spirituality and nature. True spiritual inquiry, according to Sarma, > involves using air—through breathing, sensing, and perceiving—as a medium > for connecting with the universe. This approach contrasts with the > mechanical methods promoted by "jet set Gurus," who have reduced > spiritualism to mere science.* > > > > *### Philosophical Critique:* > > *Sarma’s critique of the Nobel Prize reflects a broader dissatisfaction > with the dominance of materialistic and reductionist paradigms in modern > thought. By focusing on mechanical logic, the world has sidelined > emotional, artistic, and spiritual forms of knowledge that could enrich > human life. Sarma calls for a reevaluation of the Nobel categories and the > incorporation of holistic disciplines to foster a more balanced and > complete understanding of reality.* > > > > *In his view, the true advancement of knowledge comes not from isolating > and analyzing phenomena in a vacuum, but from embracing our inherent > interconnectedness with the universe, much like the way spiritual > traditions teach symbiosis with nature.* > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Thatha_Patty" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/thatha_patty/CAL5XZory6%3D0df5%3DoAaxvzTkNXLffRgQuS8AxSiOJj-%3DkkFdyRg%40mail.gmail.com.
