In Japan I saw very old trees. In the USA trees are not always valued for their "inner spirit" nor the joy they give others. One tree I saw in Takayama was 800+ years old. Americans cannot fathom that.
Not only do you summarize one of Chaplin's movies - City Lights (and I do believe the flower girl was blind) - but you manage to weave in Chaplin's life story and why 'The Tramp' was created in the first place.
He came from nothing and became such an icon, all while showing the world that you did not have to lose your humanity in the process.
Thanks for joining me in celebrating Charlie Chaplin's 136th birthday with your tribute!
Yes, I agree. Fascist/autocratic/theocratic states in Russia and the USA will force Europe and Canada into a partnership that may benefit the world. May they be the light going forward.
Very well said, Sue. I agree with life is satisfying once we stop focusing on other's happiness and instead of focusing on ourselves. It was a difficult lesson but one that changed my life.
Who says that the body exists?
There is no question at all of name and form.
To wonder whether a realised being sees anything outside of himself,
is also beside the point.
Who is there to whom he can say,
"Give to my body"!
Yet this state of wanting is precisely the reason for one's belief in the reality of the body.
Therefore,
since there is no world and no body,
there can be no action either;
this stands to reason.
To make it quite clear:
after Self-realisation there is no body,
no world, and no action –
not even the faintest possibility of these – nor is there such an idea as "there is not".
To use words is exactly the same as not to speak;
to keep silent or not, is identical.
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