EASTERN WISDOM AND MODERN LIFE (13 films)

Duration: 29 min

Year Published: 1958

Creator: KQED

Format: 16mm

Color: B&W

Sound: Sound

Description: Kinescopes. Titles are: 1. DEATH. Compares Eastern and Western concepts of death. Examines the Buddhist idea of the value of death as the great renovator (LC card Fi A 60-3397); 2. LAW AND ORDER. Compares Chinese and Western views of the order of nature (LC card Fi A 60-3403); 3. MAN AND NATURE. Presents a contrast of Chinese and Western attitudes with regard to man's place in nature (LC card Fi A 60-3392); 4. NONSENSE. Explains how the development of a meaningful concept of life is expanded by understanding the Eastern philosophy of 'nonsense' and 'purposelessness'; 5. OMNIPOTENCE. Contrasts Chinese and Western concepts of the world's structure as reflected in two opposing views of natural order (LC card Fi A 60-3404); 6. ON BEING VAGUE. Discusses the Eastern concept of the vague and gentle approach to life with the Western philosophy of clearcut precision (LC card Fi A 60-3402); 7. PAIN. Discusses Hindu, Buddhist, and Taoist ideas about physical and moral pain (LC card Fi A 60-3400); 8. RECOLLECTION. Examines the Eastern philosophy of the true self (LC card Fi A 60-3398); 9. THE SILENT MIND. Examines the value of meditation as practiced in Hinduism and Buddhism. Defines ways in which the mind or consciousness is used (LC card Fi A 60-3396); 10. THINGS AND THINKS. Examines the consequences of confusing thought with fact. Explains the Eastern concept of Maya (LC card Fi A 60-3393); 11. TIME. Explores the Oriental concept of time, showing how Eastern philosophy views the future as the tomorrow that never comes (LC card Fi A 60-3394); 12. THE VOID. Explains the Eastern philosophical concept of the void which represents complete psychological freedom or a transformation of consciousness; 13. QUERIES AND SOURCES. Answers representative questions about ideas on Eastern philosophy discussed in preceding films (LC card Fi A 60-3399)

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Metadata Source:Educational film guide. Supplements (1959-62)