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One of Britain top film icon turned 75 0n 14th march 2008 so made a video to celebrate it and his career that has lasted over 30 year and still going strong with one of his next film being Batman: The   more...Dark Knight  less

Trailer for "Flawless" a crime/drama set in 1960 London, where a soon to retire janitor convinces a glass-ceiling constrained American executive to help him steal a handful of diamonds from   more...their employer, the London Diamond Corporation.  less

Casey making public his thoughts on livevideo vs youtube

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This video is from the "Empty Pages of a Dead Book" episode, from the 1970's TV series "Kung Fu". Here we see Master Kan (Philip Ahn) questioning Young Caine (Radames Pera) and Yet-Sen   more...(Raymond Chao) over the fruit taken during a period of fasting. Earlier Master Kan had told the young students that they must not pick the ripe plums in the garden, since to do this would be breaking the law. Young Caine later witnesses Yet-Sen picking the plums, but is left unsure whether he should report the matter to Master Kan. Later Caine finds out that Yet-Sen was feeding the plums to an injured dove.

On hearing what had transpired Master Kan realises that he had done the two students a great disservice. His law has led Caine to unfairly doubt his friend's integrity and had forced Yet-Sen to conceal a good deed. Although Master Kan had made his law with every good intention, the virtue that had been intended had been lost. Therefore the master honours the two students for reminding him of the error of attending only to the letter of the law and not its purpose.

The ancient Taoists did not trust words and often warned of the dangers that resulted from rigidness. The sages advised the Chinese nobility against putting the laws into print, citing this would only cause confusion.

You may find these ideas strange, but think of how often the laws are poorly applied. We have all heard of the occasions where victims are treated like criminals; and the criminals able to escaped justice on a small technicality. Of course our law makers are endlessly trying to address these inequalities, but this is a never ending process of amendments that only serves to drown the original intent further.

Since the dawn of time mankind has desired an infallible code that would bring about an utopian existence. Naturally this desire gave birth to the religious scriptures in which many of our modern laws are derived. Unfortunately the authors of the scriptures wrote the laws with only specific instances in mind, disregarding the countless variables of Nature. The result of this is we now live in a world where religious fanatics are using the scriptures to justify committing the very evils that these holy doctrines were intended to prevent.

Nevertheless, even in our highly secular culture we still attempt to solve all our social problems by the creation of laws of ever increasing complexity. This is often in the misguided belief that these laws will protect us from the predatory behaviour of others. Yet sociopaths never see the law as a barrier. They are more likely to see rules and laws as something to oppress and manipulate the rest of us.

The system of justice the ancient Taoists favoured is the flexibility and innate order of Nature. Called "Li" by the ancients, we can see this indescribable pattern as the markings in jade, the fibre in muscle and the grain in wood. "Li" is usually translated into English as "organic order".

The Taoists believed justice should be dispensed on a case by case basis by people who possess Li. Together with compassion, moderation, humility; these people would have an innate sense of justice beyond what could be defined by our current legal system.

Needless to say our modern judicial system is in some aspects an attempt to emulate "Li". But unfortunately we too often see our courts hamstrung by complex bureaucracy; restricted by inflexible and archaic laws; and their decisions too often criticised by a public who haven't been privy to all the evidence presented.

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This short video is from the 1970's TV series "Kung Fu". The TV show told of the adventures of a fictional Shaolin priest who wanders the "wild   more...west". The teachings of the Shaolin were meticulously researched for this series, making it one of the most authentic interpretations of the Taoist philosophy in popular culture.

This clip is from an episode that is a personal favourite of mine, "The Hoots". In this scene Caine (David Carradine) is questioning Master Po (Keye Luke) on discipline. Master Po gives the seemingly contradictory advice, "The purpose of discipline is to live more fully, not less." This may seem like an odd response since we usually think of discipline as denial rather than abundance.

Following the Tao is to discover one's true nature. In the Taoist philosophy this is called "p'u". This translates into English as "the uncarved block", such as a block of stone before it has been shaped. This is the process of returning to one's original self, before learnt behaviours and negative social influences. As you may suspect, it is very difficult to abandon long established paradigms. It requires courage and determination to live instinctively and resist the urge to second guess all your actions.

Regrettably we live in a world that widely believes everything should be highly structured and generally sees all chance events as undesirable. Most of us would control the weather if it was within our means. Yet doing so would be forgoing that unexpected change that brings so much pleasure.

It is commonly believed that trusting chance is too risky and success can only be achieved by rigid control. We like to believe despair is simply the result of bad planning and happiness is easily contrived. Yet haven't our greatest pleasures always been a surprise; and our deepest sorrows beyond our control?

Therefore, life is best lived like a forest bird who sings whenever so inclined. This is the serenity that can only be known by living an uncalculated life. A condition where tears and laughter occur spontaneously; and regrets and anxiety have no presence.

To learn more about the P'u, the uncalculated life and Taoist philosophy, please visit my website: www.yinyangnature.com
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Dark Knight mania continues to spread throughout Europe as the cast promotes the latest Batman adventure.

The stars of the latest Batman movie, "The Dark Knight," attended the European world premiere in London.

The Joker strikes at 'The Dark Knight'

This short video is from the 1970's TV series "Kung Fu". "Kung Fu" tells of the adventures of a fictional Shaolin priest named Caine, played by David Carradine. Caine wanders the American   more..."Wild West" with nothing more than compassion, moderation, humility and a little Shaolin magic.

The teachings of the Shaolin was meticulously researched for the "Kung Fu" series, making it one of the most authentic interpretations of the Taoist philosophy in popular culture. I recently decided to present selected scenes from "Kung Fu", to illustrate this extremely insightful ancient Chinese philosophy.

This clip is from the episode called "The Praying Mantis Kills". This title comes from Caine's comments as he watched two men kneeling to pray prior to a gun fight. Caine observed that praying under these circumstances was as hollow and worthless as that of a praying mantis readying to kill.

In this scene, Caine is explaining to Martin (Wendell Burton) the subtleties of meditation. Caine explains that he is able to hit a target by considering himself, the bow, the arrow and the target as one action in Nature. This is an archery technique commonly practiced in Zen. (Zen is the union of Buddhism and Taoism.)

We often consider meditation as some type of mysterious process, but this really isn't the case. Meditation is simply anytime one becomes distracted from their usual thinking of time and self. Everyone has experienced this phenomena, but since it is extremely subtle, it is most often disregarded. Think of the last time you were surprised at how 'time flew'; or when you were so engaged in something, that you were unaware of anything else.

Caine meditates using archery. However fishing, reading, knitting, writing, solving puzzles, playing music or any other activity you find enjoyable can be just as effective as a meditation.

We often emerge from meditation feeling refreshed. This is because in this time we have briefly transcended our ego and have become an action of Nature. Again, this feeling of harmony is extremely subtle and often goes unnoticed. It is often only after we have evaluated the experience that we understand and appreciate the value of the meditative state.

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In this clip from the episode "Chains", a teenaged Caine is played by Keith Carradine. The chronically cataract inflicted Master Po, is giving Caine a lesson on evil and compassion.

Our perception   more...of evil is often extremely bias. We usually only ever consider good and evil from our own very limited perspective. Yet as Master Po reminds us, the Universe is far more than just ourselves.

In war, both sides always consider themselves moral and the other side evil. This enables both sides to justify the use of brutal cruelty in the name of justice, freedom and all that is good.

The ancient Taoist sages believed that forcing others to be "good" will in fact create evil. The only way to truly defeat malevolence is with compassion, as in the tradition of Gandhi and Martin Luther King.

This video was taken from the 1970's TV series 'Kung Fu' (Created by Ed Spielman, Herman Miller and Jerry Thorpe). It is essentially an American Western set in the latter half of the 1800's, with an Eastern hero who has neither a gun or a horse. The story follows the adventures of Kwai Chang Caine (David Carradine); a nature loving Shaolin priest who had recently fled China. He speaks softly but is no pushover. He lives humbly yet knows great contentment.

Each episode also takes the viewer back to Caine's childhood in the Shaolin temple. It is here under the instruction of the wonderfully charismatic Master Po (Keye Luke) and the stern yet loving Master Kan (Philip Ahn), young Caine (Radames Pera) learns the harmoniously balanced ways of Tao.

The teachings of the Shaolin was meticulously researched for the Kung Fu series. This makes Kung Fu one of the most authentic interpretations of Philosophical Taoism available in popular culture. I was therefore surprised to see no one else had presented selected scenes from Kung Fu as an introduction to the Taoist philosophy.

To learn more about evil and Philosophical Taoism, please visit my web-site: www.yinyangnature.com

To learn more about "Kung Fu" and Tao, check out the interview I did on the "I am Caine" blog:
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This is a stunningly well-made film with great acting and truly amazing camera work.

The story points are almost too real, and (like Blade Runner) Children of Men imagines
a future we just might be stumbling   more...into.

Commentary by director Alfonso Cuarón and others on the crew.

I gotta say this is a great, great movie and very highly recommended.

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On Blu-Ray and DVD Dec 9. The Dark Knight reunites director Christopher Nolan and star Christian Bale, with Heath Ledger's unforgettable performance as the The Joker and Aaron Eckhart as Harvey Dent/Two   more...face. Also Starring Michael Caine, Morgan Freeman, Maggie Gyllenhaal,and Gary Oldman. Visit www.thedarkknight.com.  less

On Blu-Ray and DVD Dec 9. The Dark Knight reunites director Christopher Nolan and star Christian Bale, with Heath Ledger's unforgettable performance as the The Joker and Aaron Eckhart as Harvey Dent/Two   more...face. Also Starring Michael Caine, Morgan Freeman, Maggie Gyllenhaal,and Gary Oldman. Visit www.thedarkknight.com.  less

the most famous popular politician in Russia giving the burns =)) super fun

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This short video is from the 1970's TV series "Kung Fu". "Kung Fu" tells the adventures of a fictional Shaolin priest   more...named Kwai Chang Caine, played by David Carradine. Caine wanders the American "Wild West" in the 1880's, with nothing more than compassion, moderation, humility and a little Shaolin magic.

The teachings of the Shaolin were meticulously researched for the "Kung Fu" series, making it one of the most authentic interpretations of the Taoist philosophy in popular culture. I recently decided to post selected scenes from "Kung Fu", to illustrate this extremely insightful ancient Chinese philosophy.

In this clip from the episode "The Brujo", Caine meets a Christian priest. Father Salazer (Julio Medina) is surprised to hear Caine is also a priest and asks him what he worships. Caine gives the simple yet profound answer "Life".

We often take the process of life for granted, but can there really be anything above this phenomenon? Why do so many of us search for something beyond Nature's most magnificent achievement?

Taoism is the belief life is a direct manifestation of the ultimate and there is nothing beyond this. All things, including oneself, are an aspect of the total unity called the Tao. The Tao is beyond all sensory awareness and words, yet the wisdom of the Tao is intuitively available to everyone.

This is a very unfamiliar paradigm for Westerners, who have unshakable faith in their sensory awareness. It is probably for this reason Western culture perpetuates a view that everything is isolated and the only thing common to everything is a personal God.

A world of isolation is considered an illusion in Taoism, although an extremely convincing one. To put the Taoist concept of absolute unity into context, rather than "Love your neighbour"; a Taoist believes that at a level beyond normal perception, you are your neighbour. This may seem unbelievable, but this parallels the findings of modern science.

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More about this video and Taoism here...............................

This short video is from the 1970's TV series "Kung Fu". "Kung Fu" tells the adventures of a fictional Shaolin   more...priest named Kwai Chang Caine, played by David Carradine. Caine wanders the American "Wild West" in the 1880's, with nothing more than compassion, moderation, humility and a little Shaolin magic.

Each episode also takes the viewer back to Caine's childhood in the Shaolin temple. It is here under the instruction of the blind charismatic Master Po (Keye Luke) and the stern yet loving Master Kan, young Caine (Radames Pera) learns the harmoniously balanced ways of Tao.

The teachings of the Shaolin were meticulously researched for the "Kung Fu" series, making it one of the most authentic interpretations of the Taoist philosophy in popular culture. I recently decided to post selected scenes from "Kung Fu", to illustrate this extremely insightful ancient Chinese philosophy.

In this clip from the episode called "The Brujo", young Caine is perplexed over the death of a boy who died after being cursed by a sorcerer. Master Po explains that an undiscerning mind sometimes gives life no choice but to fly away.

Chapter 50 of the Taoist sacred text the 'Tao Te Ching' affirms 'He who knows how to live has no place for death to enter'. From this verse we can see that a love of life is pivotal in retaining it. A genuine gratitude for existence and an ability to stay light hearted, even in adversity are very favourable traits for longevity.

We may find it laughable that a curse could bring about harm. Nevertheless, many outwardly intelligent people fear the wrath of unsubstantiated myths and dogma. Ironically, the stress that results from these beliefs may compromise health, opening us up to the very illnesses and misfortune we fear.

In this regard we should all heed the words of Master Po and learn from those who have succumb to stress. Undoubtedly the best way to overcome misinformation, manipulation and illogical fears is by developing a very discerning mind. The required knowledge to develop this can be obtained intuitively from Nature and from the teachings of her greatest devotees. The great teachers of Nature's virtues include Einstein, Buddha, Lao Tzu, David Suzuki, Alan Watts, John Hagelin, Fritjof Capra, Deng Ming-Dao, Benjamin Hoff, The Dalai Lama, Deepak Chopra, Thich Nhat Hahn and Chuang Tzu to name just a few.

To learn more about the Tao Te Ching, the Taoist philosophy and Nature's greatest interpreters, please visit my website: www.yinyangnature.com or my Youtube channel: www.youtube.com/yinyangnature  less

This short video is from the 1970's TV series "Kung Fu". "Kung Fu" tells the adventures of a fictional Shaolin priest named Kwai Chang Caine, played by David Carradine. Caine wanders   more...the American "Wild West" in the 1880's, with nothing more than compassion, moderation, humility and a little Shaolin magic.

The teachings of the Shaolin were meticulously researched for the "Kung Fu" series, making it one of the most authentic interpretations of the Taoist philosophy in popular culture. I recently decided to post selected scenes from "Kung Fu", to illustrate this extremely insightful ancient Chinese philosophy.

This clip is from the last episode of the first season premiering in 1973. Entitled “Ancient Warrior”, the episode tells the story of an elderly Native American who is the last of this tribe. Knowing that he is soon to die, Ancient Warrior (Chief Dan George) asks Caine to assist him locate his ancestral burial ground. Unfortunately, his sacred ground is now in a town where Ancient Warrior’s tribe fought many fierce battles.

Although Ancient Warrior has forgiven the town’s people for the genocide of his tribe; many of the town’s people are unable to forgive him and forbid his burial. Nevertheless, after much protracted debate, Ancient Warrior is granted permission. Yet he declines. He tells Caine he does not want to be buried in a place where there is so much hatred.

Caine is deeply moved by the ailing chief’s strength to forgive his enemies. Although by a different name, it is evident Ancient Warrior is a follower of Tao, as is anyone who follows the virtuous ways of Nature.

While cremating Ancient Warrior, Caine recalls the words of Master Kan (Philip Ahn). Master Kan explains how a physical love in life elevates to spiritual unification in death. Anyone who has lost a loved one knows that their thoughts and dreams are regularly occupied by their deceased beloved.

Caine then asks Master Kan if this level of connection is dependant on duration. To this Master Kan replies “Our soul does not keep time; it merely records growth.” Most of us have encountered someone who has profoundly influenced us. Our time in their presence may have been brief and yet their inspiration is eternal.

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This clip is from the episode called ‘The Stone’. The scene opens with Master Po and Grasshopper in friendly combat. However, young Caine is angry, unfocused and is easily defeated by the blind Shaolin   more...master.

Like young Caine, many of us go through life grumpy and anxious. All too often our minds are reliving failures of the past or worrying over an unknowable future. In this frame of mind we become rigid and out of harmony with our surroundings. Skilfulness can only be achieved through flexibility, spontaneity and being fully present in the “eternal now”.

Master Po discovers Grasshopper is concerned that he is a coward. In the context of the yin-yang, Master Po explains: “What is cowardice, but the body’s wisdom of its weakness. What is bravery, but the body’s wisdom of its strength. The coward and the hero march together within every man. So to call one man a coward and another brave merely serves to indicate the possibilities of achieving the opposite.”

This clip was taken from the 1970's TV series 'Kung Fu' (Created by Ed Spielman, Herman Miller and Jerry Thorpe). It is essentially an American Western set in the latter half of the 1800's, with an Eastern hero who has neither a gun or a horse. The story follows the adventures of Kwai Chang Caine (David Carradine); a nature loving Shaolin priest who had recently fled China. He speaks softly but is no pushover. He lives humbly yet knows great contentment.

Each episode also takes the viewer back to Caine's childhood in the Shaolin temple. It is here under the instruction of the wonderfully charismatic Master Po (Keye Luke) and the stern yet loving Master Kan (Philip Ahn), young Caine (Radames Pera) learns the harmoniously balanced ways of Tao.

The teachings of the Shaolin was meticulously researched for the Kung Fu series. This makes Kung Fu one of the most authentic interpretations of Philosophical Taoism available in popular culture.

To learn more about the “eternal now”, the yin-yang and Philosophical Taoism, please visit my web-site: www.yinyangnature.com  less

Why do the people on CSI have to explain everything to each other? Aren't they supposed to be smart? Yes, yes, it's for our benefit but good lord, does it have to be so contrived? Maybe it does. Oh well.

In this clip from the episode "Sun & Cloud Shadow", Master Po is using a pond of lotus flowers as a metaphor for enlightenment. All people draw from the same pond of existence, yet each   more...obtains a different level of understanding. Master Po reminds Caine that a tall flower is no more beautiful or superior than a short flower.

This is in direct reference to a teaching of the ancient Taoist sage Lao Tzu, the author of Tao Te Ching. From chapter 49 of this Taoist sacred text, 'An enlightened person is not obstinate. She accepts what others have willed for themselves. She accepts those who appear good to be good; and she accepts those who appear bad to be good also.'

This video was taken from the 1970's TV series 'Kung Fu' (Created by Ed Spielman, Herman Miller and Jerry Thorpe). It is essentially an American Western set in the latter half of the 1800's, with an Eastern hero who has neither a gun or a horse. The story follows the adventures of Kwai Chang Caine (David Carradine); a nature loving Shaolin priest who had recently fled China. He speaks softly but is no pushover. He lives humbly yet knows great contentment.

Each episode also takes the viewer back to Caine's childhood in the Shaolin temple. It is here under the instruction of the wonderfully charismatic Master Po (Keye Luke) and the stern yet loving Master Kan (Philip Ahn), young Caine (Radames Pera) learns the harmoniously balanced ways of Tao.

The teachings of the Shaolin was meticulously researched for the Kung Fu series. This makes Kung Fu one of the most authentic interpretations of Philosophical Taoism available in popular culture. I was therefore surprised to see no one else had presented selected scenes from Kung Fu as an introduction to the Taoist philosophy.

To learn more about the 'Tao Te Ching' and Philosophical Taoism, please visit my website: http://www.yinyangnature.com

To learn more about "Kung Fu" and Tao, check out the interview I did on the "I am Caine" blog: http://kwaichangcaine.blogspot.com/2008/04/yin-yang-nature-interview.html  less

Get a sneak preview of this summer's most anticipated movies including Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, The Dark Knight, Iron Man, Hancock, Wall-E and more.

Indiana Jones and the Kingdom   more...of the Crystal Skull is directed by Steven Spielberg and stars Harrison Ford, Cate Blanchett and Shia LeBeouf.

The Dark Knight is the newest in the Batman series and stars Christian Bale, Heath Ledger, Michael Caine, and Morgan Freeman.

Iron Man from Marvel Comics stars Robert Downey Jr., Gwyneth Paltrow, Terrence Howard, and Jeff Bridges.

Hancock stars Will Smith, Charlize Theron, and Jason Bateman.

Wall-E is from Pixar and doesn't star anyone since it is animated but I am sure it will still be a huge hit.

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