Aztec Matrix

Introduction
The Aztec create their own philosophy.  It contained Mawu-Lisa, Tao, Yin-Yang, and Maat.  This philosophy was very pragmatic.  It contained metaphysics, epistemology, values, and aesthetics.  Their system of thought was less compartmentalized than Europeans.  This philosophy was practiced by the elite. Lower class people may have not of known any philosophy at all!  Maybe they had a different philosophy.

Breakdown
Teotl is the spirit that all things is are connected too.  The Chinese called it the Tao.  The Aztec deities are the different attributes of Teotl.  Change is the only thing that's constant in the universe (Teotl).  The Aztec philosophers understood it.

Teotl contains complementary pairs.  The Chinese called it Yin-Yang.  Yin-Yang were seen as equal. Zoroastrians saw Yin-Yang as opposing each other.  An example is good vs evil.  Teotl is always changing from one polarity to the next.  At the same time, the Teotl is beyond that.

All things are simply parts of Teotl.  You can think of Teotl as the ocean and everything else as waves. Where does the waves end and the ocean begin?  There is a seamless unity of the universe that humans miss out on because of our ego.

The Teotl never created the universe because it always was.  The universe is the mask of Teotl.  It similar to the statement: "Brahman is the truth the world is maya."  Humans only see the fluctuations of Teotl, they never see the totality.

In the Aztec religion was more monotheistic for the upper class.  It was more polytheistic for the lower class. Ometeotl was the highest god of the Aztec.  It was androgynous like Mawu-Lisa.   Mawu-Lisa  is a god/goddess combination of the Fon people.  Hermaphroditus was a combination of a Greek god and a Nymph.  This shows you that androgyny/duality is popular around the world.  The Aztec thought Ometeotl was beyond human comprehension.

The world was seen as pictures created by Teotl.  The Aztec saw the world as illusionary.  Hindus have a similar idea.  They see the universe as maya (illusion).  The illusion is not being able to see the face of the Teotl.  Teotl can only be experienced and never understood or articulated.  This is the same way the Chinese see the Tao.  Teotl is experienced by the heart.  The heart is between the brain (reason) and liver (passion). It is the center of our life force.

The Aztecs believed in time-space.  They were able to perceive the various dimensions of time-space with astronomy.  Time-space cycles help keep humans in aligned to the cosmos.  A person birthdate affects their character and destiny.  They believed humanity had been destroyed 4 times in the past.  We are living in 5th Sun era.  Hopis have similar ideas.  The next destruction will wipe us out forever.

People should always fellow the path of the dharma.  This makes your life better.  They advocated fellowing the middle path.  Buddha advocated the middle path as well.

Teotl is better expressed by song, poem, art, etc.  They called this flower and song.  The art they created was meaningful.  All of their art were created to have a positive effect on the people.  

Conclusion
Their philosophy was very pragmatic.  It promoted the dharma.  It is wonderfully complex.  It has great beauty!

References
http://www.iep.utm.edu/aztec/
http://ndpr.nd.edu/news/53017-aztec-philosophy-understanding-a-world-in-motion/
http://www.mexicolore.co.uk/aztecs/home/aztec-philosophy
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