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Saturday, August 16, 2008

Creation Du Monde-Vangelis (full version)

I am a fan of Vangelis. In act I liked this composer / musician since my teenage years!!!!

Vangelis - music from the movie "Blade Runner"

Scene when Roy Batty, a "manufactured" man is about to die.

Vangelis Continuum

Vangelis is one of my favorite modern composer.

This video sequences depicts so well the mystery and vastness of the cosmos -- we are all made up of stars.

Saturday, August 09, 2008

Agnetha Faltskog -- Abba 主音歌手的個人歌曲



Agnetha Faltskog 是 Abba 主音歌手之一,她在2005灌錄的個人專輯的其中主打歌曲。

I would bring you flowers in the morning
Wild roses as the sun begins to shine
Sweet perfume in tiny jeweled caskets
If I thought you'd ever change your mind

I would take you where the music's sweetest
And feed you winter fruits and summer wine
Show you things you've only read in story books
If I thought you'd ever change your mind

I would bring you happiness
Wrapped up in a box and tied with a yellow bow
I would bring you summer rain and rainbow skies to make your garden grow
And in the winter snow my songs would keep you from the cold

But what use of flowers in the morning
When the garden they should grow in is not mine
And what use is sunshine if I'm crying
And my falling tears are mingled with the wine

I would bring you happiness
Wrapped up in a box and tied with a yellow bow
I would bring you rainbow skies
And summer rain to make your garden grow
And in the winter snow, my songs would keep you from the cold

I would bring you flowers in the morning
Wild roses when the sun begins to shine
Winter fruits and summer wine
Sweet perfume and columbine
If I thought you'd ever change your mind
If I thought you'd ever change your mind

Wednesday, August 06, 2008

認知性的論述與宗教語言

人的思維是目前我們才剛剛開始深入去研究和了解的。平常人思考﹑論述﹐很容易的不經意把認知性的論述 (congnitive narrative) 和非認知性的 (non-cognitive) 的混雜一起。
認知性的論述 (congnitive narrative)﹐簡單說是討論對一種現實 (reality) 事物的觀點﹐是這個觀點而非其他﹐即這個論述是一種 assertion﹐可以有所謂真或者假的驗證。
non-cognitive 是不同的﹐這種論述不能夠衡量其真假﹐例如詩篇的描寫﹑不同的比喻﹑擬人法的言語﹐感性言語﹐都不是 cognitive。
我們不是常常那麼清醒地可以區分我們接受的信息裡面的語言﹐那些是 cognitive﹐那些不是。
在宗教﹑靈性修煉的場合﹐我們常常都接收一些不具認知意義 (non-cognitive)的言論﹑卻會自然地信以為真﹐尤其宗教語言﹑論述﹐都是訴諸人類的情感﹐intimate feelings。這些最貼身的情感﹐能引起人極大的反應﹐以至人覺得這些宗教語言是有所謂認知意義的真實性。這些宗教語言 (禱告﹑詩歌)﹑動作﹐對人的精神狀態和情緒都有很大的影響﹐例如可以激動人心﹑情緒﹐令人受到感召而對一個信仰委身。曾經在一些非常感動的宗教場合的人都會感到那種心靈的震動。
人對一件事情的印象﹑反應﹐往往最大的就是情緒最被激動那些﹐也同時後我們發現﹐最激烈的行為 (暴力)﹐也是來自這種語言的激動﹐我們都事情的真假的判斷﹑理解也受這些深層的情所左右。
認識相信宗教信仰的人﹐就是最理性的﹐只要信仰觸動到他/她深層的情感﹑帶來精神的改變﹐一個人可以真的忘記了從理性﹑事實角度去審視是否有神存在﹐而可以好“理性”的相信神存在﹐這是信仰﹑宗教語言的威力。

就算是非神宗教﹐例如 new age﹐也充滿了這類語言﹐告訴你宇宙是從什麼什麼形成﹐同樣對精神情感產生激蕩震撼﹐也根本不需要神存在就可以達到﹐因為這些語言原本就是 tap into 人類內心的反應﹐只是基督教多了一個“神”作為宗教語言與對象。

Saturday, August 02, 2008

Vangelis - Cosmos



我好喜歡 Vangelis,著名希臘的音樂大師。這個雖然是超過20年的作品,但仍然非常震撼。
我音樂的口味原來都好前衛!!!!

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