We had the pleasure of watching "Wings of Desire" last evening. Titled "Der Himmel über Berlin, literally "The Heaven(or Sky)Over Berlin" it was a very...
Sukumar, Thank you for finding these. I particularly liked Ebert's review. And thanks to BJ for setting up the projector this time! Next film? Bobbi...
I happened to notice while watching the opening credits that Claire Denis was the "first assistant director" for "Wings of Desire". She is NOT the "first...
Any of those sound good to me. bpb From: vivek ramakrishnan <vram22@...> Reply-To: principles_of_zen@yahoogroups.com Date: Tue, 14 Feb 2006 18:46:20...
How is it possible to prefer movies you haven't seen????? For those not familiar with it, Waking Life is a movie about lucid dreaming. If you've seen...
I thought that Waking Life was about a person who had died and is living this dream state before his brain completly shuts off ie before you die the brain...
Is he dead? Is he dying? This is a question that lurks in the background the whole movie (don't give it away if you know the answer - by the end of the movie...
The brain has 6 minutes of brain activity before it completly shuts off and each second can be as long as eternity. there is a conversation in the movie that...
Who happened to notice in the opening credits that Claire Denis was the first assistant director for Wings of Desire? From: curt <curt@...> Reply-To:...
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Sensei, If this is spam you might have to change the ownership settings in the group. Vivek ... ...
Sensei, I just realized yesterday that all pleasure and pain comes from the past ie you cannot have pleasure/pain without remembering the past in some form...
... When did you realize this? (careful - this is a trick question!) ... In the Diamond Sutra it says: Past mind cannot get it. Future mind cannot get it. ...
Sensei, Thanks for the answers. This is very helpful. Vivek In the Diamond Sutra it says: Past mind cannot get it. Future mind cannot get it. Present mind...
A smart guy once said something along the lines of: 'our reality is an illusion [time included], but it's the only one we have, so we might as well go with...
I like the idea that this "illusion" is itself the "play" of the Gods. I know that not everyone is into the whole idea of "Gods" - but it works for me. The...
... You're welcome! ... I think it means that "the present" is no more real that are "the past" or "the future". Why do we bother with the idea that some...
What happened next in the dream? It sounds to me like the dream didn't go to its conclusion - did it? Very insightful, I ran away because I knew I was going to...
I have - actually I've had at least of four of them. But I think my dream life might be a little unusual. Or maybe not. One of the big things that varies from...
... don't? ... I think it means that "the present" is no more real that are "the past" or "the future". Why do we bother with the idea that some things are ...
... I think there is more to it than that. In the time that it takes to breathe one breath there is a multitude of "presents" rushing by - each one of which is...