To Survive by Evolving

"It is not the strongest of the species that survives, nor the most intelligent, but the one most responsive to change."
--- Charles Darwin

Animals vs. Plants

The food chain is got to be closed.

Descendants from Goro Fujita on Vimeo.

Here is the details on how the Descendants was made.

Worldview: Realism vs. Idealism

The philosophy that has dominated science for centuries assumes that only matter --- consisting of atoms or, ultimately, elementary particles --- is real; all else are secondary phenomena of matter.

The notion, however, that all things are made of atoms is an unproven assumption; it is not based on any direct evidence for all things.

Is there an alternative to the philosophy of material realism? Since Rene Descartes divided reality into two separate realms --- mind and matter --- many people have tried to rationalize the causal potency of conscious minds within Cartesian dualism.

So the question is, Is there a monistic alternative to material realism, where mind and matter are integrally part of one reality, but a reality that is not based on matter?

There is such an alternative. The alternative is monistic idealism. The philosophy is monistic as opposed to dualistic, and it is idealism because ideas and the consciousness of them are considered to be the basic elements of reality; matter is considered to be secondary.

In the idealist philosophy, consciousness is fundamental; thus our spiritual experiences are acknowledged and validated as meaningful. However, modern science's embracing of material realism changed all that; instead of being united with nature, consciousness became separate from nature, leading to a psychology separate from physics.

We are conditioned to believe that we are machines - that all our actions are determined by the stimuli we receive and by our prior conditioning.

This is why it has become so important for each of us to examine closely our worldview.

[from "The Self-Aware Universe", by Goswami]

Quest for Finding Ourselves What We Don't Know

We human tend to be excited on how significant as we have gained a little more knowledge about the world and achieved steps of advancing the society, which otherwise is neglectable comparing to the path the universe has evolved so far.

It is to me far more greater that we could have realized how vastly unknown the universe would be, with so many problems are yet unsolved or even yet to be discovered.

Taking an attempt of further examination inward, it is profound by admitting that we human being are so ignorance.

Thanks to the Armageddon

If asteroids had ever hit the Earth before and caused dinosaurs deracinated, we would have the reason to be scared should those deadly objects hit the Earth again. But we human beings should first thank asteroids for having wiped out all dinosaurs, or otherwise there would have been no chance for human development under the dinosaurs dominance.

The next hit by asteroids, or some other forms of extraterrestrial objects or even Gamma-burst radiation, could then become our Armageddon being deracinated. The future beings whoever will be developed after it would really thank this round of Armageddon by having destroyed us, the dominant and insane human beings. I suppose that such future beings do consider themselves being better evolved, more intelligent, nicer, … … and happier.

There will be the time, however, when the future beings are puzzled by examining our human being fossils together with those of dinosaurs which will be found in a museum remnant of human civilization, I will be surely snickering under the surface of the Earth or above the heaven!

The Universe

The universe does not seem to exist without a perceiver of that universe.

Why human laugh? What is laugh for?

Infants laugh, with no consciousness of showing their expression. It is then more spontaneous.

Adults laugh, though taking certain consciousness of showing their expression, sometimes so intensive often as it is getting out of control to the level of choking. It is then also quite spontaneous.

为政

子曰：

道之以政，齐之以刑，民免而无耻。
道之以德，齐之以礼，有耻且格。

知之，好之，乐之

知之不如好之；好之不如乐之。

Bow Down to Yourself

Practicing Yoga, we know we would surrender ourselves and let everything go. To make peace to others, one should be able to make peace to himself first without forcing himself to gain nor worrying about himself being lost. So bow down to your internal downward dog pose.

卖国英雄, 爱国贼

从历史的角度以及人类价值观的演进来看，卖国必有其美好的情理，爱国也有其丑陋的缘由。

Success vs. Happiness

Success is to get what you wanted;
Happiness is to want what you've got.

Raise yourself up, then view the world under

"不以物喜，不以己悲。居庙堂之高则忧其民，处江湖之远则忧其君。是进亦忧，退亦忧，然则何时而乐耶？其必曰，先天下人之忧而忧，后天下人之乐而乐乎！"

A Viewpoint of Life

无欲则刚,
无为则道,
无贪则富,
无才则德?

《天道》

悟

悟道休言天命
修行勿取真经
一悲一喜一枯荣
哪个前身注定

袈裟本无清净
红尘不染性空
幽幽古刹千年钟
都是痴人说梦

所谓真经，就是能够达到寂空涅磐的究竟法门。可悟不可修。
修为成佛，在求；悟为明性，在知。
修行以行制性，悟道以性施行。
修者以律制心，觉者由心生律。

有信无证者虽不落恶果，却住因住果住念住心。如是生灭，不得涅磐。

佛乃觉性，非人。
人人都有觉性不等于觉性就是人。
人相可坏，觉性无生无灭。
即觉即显，即障即尘蔽。无障不显，了障涅磐。

觉行圆满之佛乃佛教人相之佛。
圆满即止，即非无量。若佛有量，即非阿弥陀佛。
佛法无量即觉行无量。无圆无不圆，无满无不满。亦无是名究竟圆满。

佛教以次第而分。
从精深处说是得道天成的道法。道法如来不可思议，即非文化。
从浅议处说是导人向善的教义。善恶本有人相我相众生相，即是文化。
从众生出说是以贪制贪，以幻制幻的善巧。虽不灭败坏下流，却无碍抚慰灵魂的慈悲。

天下之道论到极至，百姓的柴米油盐；
人生冷暖论到极至，男人和女人的一个情字。

Importance

If it is not important to do, it is important not to do.