61 When a country obtains great power, it becomes like the sea: all streams run downward into it. The more powerful it grows, the greater the need for humility. Humility means trusting the Tao, thus never needing to be defensive. A great nation is like a great man: When he makes a mistake, he realizes [...]
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Kalama Sutra: Buddha’s Charter of Free Inquiry
Kalama Sutta The people of Kalama asked the Buddha who to believe out of all the ascetics, sages, venerables, and holy ones who, like himself, passed through their town. They complained that they were confused by the many contradictions they discovered in what they heard. The Kalama Sutta is the Buddha’s reply. – Do not [...]
Country Joe and the Fish at Woodstock: “Fixin’ to Die Rag”
“Fixin’ to Die Rag” is one of the best anti-war songs of the period. It’s sad, but we seem to have forgotten all the lessons of the Viet Nam War, and we’re right back where we started–doing it again in Iraq and Afghanistan and Libya and places we don’t even know about because the “national security state” [...]
Jimi Hendrix at Woodstock “The Star-Spangled Banner”
“Profoundly moving and patriotic.” Ashman W. Hilton [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F9sR91oWuJc&w=500]
Alan Watts – Existence Is Weird
Alan Watts makes the astute observation that it’s absolutely amazing that anything exists at all! [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3jzv7WU-hzg&w=500]
Koyaanisqatsi (Life Out of Balance) 1982 Original Movie
Koyaanisqatsi is a Hopi Indian word that means “life out of balance.” It refers, of course, to us and the supposed “civilization” we have created. Are we civilized or are we insane? An art-house circuit sensation, this feature-length documentary is visually arresting and possesses a clear, pro-environmental stance. Koyaanisqatsi is composed of nature imagery, manipulated in slow motion, [...]
Terence McKenna: Timewave Theory and the Arc of History
Terence McKenna’s Timewave Theory takes the I-Ching and relates it to historical patterns. When I first watched these Youtube videos I thought, “This is crazy!” As I listened, open, I began to think instead, “This is amazing!”
Conscious Party-Ziggy Marley
“Conscious Party” Interview: Ziggy Marley talks about his father, the legendary Bob Marley Bob Marley
很酷的動畫影片 ‘The Fly’ by Hanjin Song
“A warrior must overcome a pesky fly in order to achieve a state of tranquility. Can he achieve his goal before he is pushed to his breaking point?“ “The Art of Meditation” (2:44 min) Click Either Link 心轉境轉 柔能勝剛 Happy Chinese New Year! 農曆新年快樂!