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Hidetaka Miyazaki

Japanese video game director known for challenging action RPGs exploring decay, cycles, and perseverance. Miyazaki's Dark Souls series revolutionized game design through environmental storytelling and difficulty as thematic element. His …

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Hideo Kojima

Japanese video game designer known for cinematic, philosophically complex games like Metal Gear and Death Stranding. Kojima's narratives explore nuclear deterrence, memes, surveillance, and human connection. His auteur approach to …

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Satoshi Tajiri

Japanese video game designer who created Pokémon, one of the most successful franchises in entertainment history. Tajiri's childhood hobby of insect collecting inspired Pokémon's creature-collection mechanics. His vision combined nostalgia, …

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Miyazaki Hayao

Japanese animator and film director known for fantasy anime exploring environmentalism and pacifism. Miyazaki's films like Spirited Away, Princess Mononoke, and My Neighbor Totoro blend Shinto animism with ecological themes. …

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Bruce Lee

Chinese-American martial artist and philosopher who revolutionized martial arts and action cinema. Lee's Jeet Kune Do philosophy emphasized adaptability, directness, and personal expression. His writings on self-actualization and Eastern philosophy …

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Miyamoto Musashi

Japanese samurai and philosopher who authored The Book of Five Rings on strategy and martial arts. Musashi's undefeated record in duels and development of two-sword technique made him legendary. His …

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Thich Nhat Hanh

Vietnamese Buddhist monk and peace activist who popularized mindfulness in the West. Thich Nhat Hanh's teachings on engaged Buddhism, mindful living, and peace activism combined meditation with social action. His …

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Shunryu Suzuki

Japanese Zen master who established Zen Buddhism in America through San Francisco Zen Center. Suzuki's teaching in Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind emphasized simple, direct practice and beginner's mind attitude. His …

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Jiddu Krishnamurti

Indian philosopher and speaker who rejected organized religion while exploring consciousness and meditation. Krishnamurti's emphasis on self-knowledge, choiceless awareness, and psychological revolution challenged spiritual authority. His dialogues with scientists and …

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Paramahansa Yogananda

Indian yogi and guru who introduced millions of Westerners to meditation and yoga. Yogananda's Autobiography of a Yogi became a spiritual classic, blending Eastern philosophy with Western science. His Self-Realization …

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Helena Blavatsky

Russian occultist and philosopher who founded Theosophy, synthesizing Eastern and Western esoteric traditions. Blavatsky's The Secret Doctrine presented cosmology and anthropogenesis from occult sources. Her claim of contact with Mahatmas …

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Rudolf Steiner

Austrian philosopher and esotericist who founded anthroposophy and Waldorf education. Steiner's spiritual science integrated Western esotericism with practical applications in education, agriculture (biodynamics), and medicine. His lectures on Goethe, Christianity, …

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Pierre Teilhard de Chardin

French Jesuit priest and paleontologist who synthesized evolution with Christian theology. Teilhard's concept of the Omega Point and noosphere proposed cosmic evolution toward unity and consciousness. His integration of science …

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Meister Eckhart

German theologian and mystic who explored the soul's union with God through apophatic theology. Eckhart's sermons on detachment, the birth of God in the soul, and the ground of being …

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Hildegard of Bingen

German Benedictine abbess, composer, and mystic known for theological visions and musical compositions. Hildegard's writings on theology, natural history, and medicine demonstrate encyclopedic knowledge. Her musical compositions of liturgical songs …

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Seneca

Roman Stoic philosopher, statesman, and dramatist who wrote extensively on ethics and practical wisdom. Seneca's Letters to Lucilius offer accessible Stoic guidance on anger, grief, and living well. His position …

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Epictetus

Greek Stoic philosopher born into slavery who taught that freedom comes from within. Epictetus's teachings, recorded in the Discourses and Enchiridion, emphasize control over our judgments and responses. His distinction …

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Marcus Aurelius

Roman Emperor and Stoic philosopher whose Meditations offer timeless wisdom on virtue and resilience. Aurelius's private reflections on duty, mortality, and self-discipline written during military campaigns demonstrate philosophy as lived …

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Thomas Aquinas

Italian Dominican friar and theologian who synthesized Aristotelian philosophy with Christian theology. Aquinas's Summa Theologica systematically addressed philosophical and theological questions, influencing Catholic doctrine. His five proofs for God's existence …

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Ram Dass

American spiritual teacher and psychologist who bridged Eastern spirituality and Western psychology. Ram Dass's journey from Harvard psychology professor to Hindu devotee documented in Be Here Now influenced millions. His …

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Terence McKenna

American ethnobotanist and philosopher known for exploring psychedelics, consciousness, and language. McKenna's theories on timewave zero, novelty, and the transformative potential of psychedelic plants influenced counterculture. His eloquent, improvisational speaking …

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Rumi

Persian poet and Sufi mystic whose poetry expresses divine love and mystical union. Rumi's Masnavi and Divan explore the soul's journey toward God through metaphors of love, wine, and dance. …

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Buddha

Indian spiritual teacher who founded Buddhism, teaching the path to liberation from suffering. Buddha's Four Noble Truths and Eightfold Path offer pragmatic spiritual practice. His emphasis on direct experience over …

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Confucius

Ancient Chinese philosopher whose teachings on ethics, family, and governance shaped East Asian culture. Confucius emphasized ren (benevolence), li (propriety), and filial piety in creating harmonious society. His Analects contain …

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