Bertrand Russell won the 1950 Nobel Prize in Literature “in recognition of his varied and significant writings in which he champions humanitarian ideals and freedom of thought.”(What a prescient speech regarding today’s politics.) Continue reading Russell’s Nobel Prize Acceptance Speech
One of my first encounters with philosophy came when I was about 15 years old and was watching a PBS video featuring Alan Watts Continue reading The Real You
THE PAST
We are connected with the distant past and the faraway future. The atoms in our body, all cooked inside ancient stars, link us back to the beginnings of time; Continue reading Star Trek “The Inner Light”
A friend sent the above documentary to me and I recently watched it. I was truly moved by the story of Thích Nhất Hạnh life. The first thing I noticed was the contrast between a true seeker of peace and love as compared with the hypocrites who claim to be religious but who are in truth fanatical ideologues, full of hubris, spite, and anger. Continue reading Biographical documentary of Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh
