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CircadianFilmGroup · **West-East -** 02-17-2008, 12:15 PM

"... Knowing that knowing is unknowable is true perfection. " Chuang Tzu

Socrates: "I know nothing except the fact of my ignorance".

Not a proverb exactly, though a reflection of the indisputable and fundamental unity of Western and Eastern philosophy, that only in this - the "Information Age" - begins to become clear to us.

This fantastic phenomenon we have been born into - the meeting of West and East - is, I believe, the fundamental reason for the appearance of forums such as this one. They are a response to incredible new challenges we now face, such as the political-economic paradigm of "free world trade" (I leave it to you to whether or not this has been truly achieved yet).

His Holiness Tenzin Gyatzo, the 14th Dalai Lama of Tibet, has had a remarkable life embracing the West (in all its modernity). His "Ethics for The New Millenium" and "The Art of Happiness" are must-reads for all who are concerned with the more philosophical implications of the TOE. On the other side of the coin is the late British philosopher Alan Watts, whose earnest exploration of Eastern thought (most particularly Zen Buddhism) pulled mystic experience out from seams of paradox within Western "subject-object" metaphysics.

The Dalai Lama and Watts, representing the latter days of the 20th Century, have passed the torch to us, and it is us who will determine whether their visions of a West-East harmony can be truly and meaningfully carried out.

This thread encourages the collection of proverbial wisdom from both Western and Eastern schools of thought. Welcome all.

DB

The [TOE] that can be told is not the eternal [TOE];
The name that can be named is not the eternal name.
'Nothingness' is the beginning of heaven and earth.
'Oneness' is the mother of everythings.

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CircadianFilmGroup White Belt Status: Offline Posts: 5 Thanks Given: 3 Thanked 0x in 0 Posts Join Date: Feb 2008 Rep Power: 0	West-East - 02-17-2008, 12:15 PM "... Knowing that knowing is unknowable is true perfection. " Chuang Tzu Socrates: "I know nothing except the fact of my ignorance". Not a proverb exactly, though a reflection of the indisputable and fundamental unity of Western and Eastern philosophy, that only in this - the "Information Age" - begins to become clear to us. This fantastic phenomenon we have been born into - the meeting of West and East - is, I believe, the fundamental reason for the appearance of forums such as this one. They are a response to incredible new challenges we now face, such as the political-economic paradigm of "free world trade" (I leave it to you to whether or not this has been truly achieved yet). His Holiness Tenzin Gyatzo, the 14th Dalai Lama of Tibet, has had a remarkable life embracing the West (in all its modernity). His "Ethics for The New Millenium" and "The Art of Happiness" are must-reads for all who are concerned with the more philosophical implications of the TOE. On the other side of the coin is the late British philosopher Alan Watts, whose earnest exploration of Eastern thought (most particularly Zen Buddhism) pulled mystic experience out from seams of paradox within Western "subject-object" metaphysics. The Dalai Lama and Watts, representing the latter days of the 20th Century, have passed the torch to us, and it is us who will determine whether their visions of a West-East harmony can be truly and meaningfully carried out. This thread encourages the collection of proverbial wisdom from both Western and Eastern schools of thought. Welcome all. DB The [TOE] that can be told is not the eternal [TOE]; The name that can be named is not the eternal name. 'Nothingness' is the beginning of heaven and earth. 'Oneness' is the mother of everythings.