Sunday, 10 July 2011

Classic US 1950's documentary Buddhism - The Man Who Woke Up !


The CIA produced a number of documentaries over the years in order to inform their operatives who would be working in countries where it was necessary to have a knowledge of the culture and religions. In this classic episode a talking head Dr Huston Smith from Washington University gives a very informed and seemingly supportative account of one of the world's oldest religions.

He announces that the Buddha is probably the 6th greatest man who has ever lived and repeats the common quote when the Buddha was asked what was he - a god , a guru or what and the Buddha replied neither - he was awake.

It's a great shame the US didn't as a nation take to heart what this documentary lovingly creates in its experience in SE Asia. Over 3 million people died during the Vietnam War and ultimately for what ?

Probably, no nation is rich enough to pay for both war and civilization.

We must make our choice; we cannot have both.

Abraham Flexner


Part 1



Part 2




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  1. lee20 August 2022 at 05:29

    His son (YIP JIUN HANN叶君瀚, 律师..MCA GOMBAK) also has the same behavior and habits as his father because father (YIP KUM FOOK叶金福, 律师) does bad things in society, cheats people about money and has sex with people's wives everywhere and the children(son) also play women everywhere too

    now many people know about this YIP KUM FOOK叶金福 family in their way of life, but they can't escape from people gossiping about what they have done. in the end life is hard.. pity those who do evil, not in this life but have to bear it for another life as well.

    They will tremble all their lives in life and they are not free all their lives like animals touching hot water, in Buddhist who broke the Sangha community, this is the greatest sin, also not easy to confess and there is no way to cleanse it

    Really to happen to you, your friends and relatives will laugh at you, you will be lonely without friends because when you have a lot of money, you are proud of them, at that time nobody wants you...you will walk the road alone

    Shared by loke & friends in Kepong

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