A walk through Nan Lian Garden 南莲园 in Hong Kong

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Featuring the timeless and heart-wrenching Wish You Were Here and Comfortably Numb (wow - don't miss this) ... Dark Side of the Moon (1973) - begins, and ends, with the pulse of a heart (this acclaimed album is like one awesome track). When you have a free hour, listen all the way through to what many regard as the greatest music album ever created. Features Time and Great Gig in the Sky (wow) ... So much time lost, chasing this and that; and then it's all over, before we really began.

JiangSu province. SuZhou night walk ... Bonus film - micro movie : Return to WuZhong, SuZhou...

One can see this distinction in the wider society too - East vs. West; cultures with different foundations - long term (family, infrastructure, community, the arts) versus short term (hype, sex, gossip, war). Mature versus immature. We versus me. The immature mind thinks 'me'; the mature mind understands that life is really about 'we'. Maturity is when one grows beyond the narcissism phase *. 'I' am just a small part of a bigger 'I' - humanity. With Dr. Robert Lustig ... One is controlled when one believes what one has been told (sold). Freedom is removing these mind chains and seeing reality. ----- * (footnote) At BB, we think that narcissism is a development phase that most transition out of; but some stay there and it can become exaggerated. The traditional views might also be true; likely, there is an interplay involved. ----- ----- Aside #1 : Q : Why does BB have so much content about health - nutrition and mental well-being ? A : Because it is fundamental to everything else; one cannot see the beauty of life if one's mind is mixed up; one cannot live life to the full if one is ill. ----- ----- Aside #2 : Confucius : One can grow from everybody one meets. On life's journey, one will meet wise people - learn from them; one will also meet foolish people - look deep within to see if one also has these follies.

With Valeriy Blank ...

Chinese music song favorites - flash mob in the CBD, BeiJing ...

With Cyrus Janssen ... Bonus films ...

The first Buddhist temple in China was constructed here in SiChuan province in the 1st century A.D. The addition of other temples has turned Éméi Shān into one of Buddhism's holiest sites and is one of the four sacred Buddhist mountains of China. All in all, there are now seventy six Buddhist temples and monasteries, most of them located near the mountain top. The first two films focus on the most well-known - the Golden Summit and the 48 meters tall statue of Samantabhadra, known in Mandarin as PǔXián PúSà 普賢菩薩.