True Decision Building

The American Soul As Reflected in the Questions of the Heart by Jacob Needleman Why Do We Live? Reason, Liberty and Love “To repeat, this capacity which they called “reason” has little to do with what we usually refer to by that name. It is not something that can be programmed into a computer; nor is it a collection of information and data; nor is it the power to develop ingenious hypotheses for the purpose of short-term prediction and material advantage—all these are capacities of the mind which in their way are shared by the animals and many of which Read More


Hongkong 100 Days of Creativity

AFP, September 16th, 2019 With Hong Kong shaken by 100 days of huge pro-democracy protests, activists have adopted a host of creative ways to fuel their movement away from the barricades. From laser pen light shows, to flashmob singalongs and human chains, we look at some of the inventive methods embraced by a movement that shows no signs of abating. – Flashmob singalongs – Music has long played a prominent role in Hong Kong’s years of democracy rallies. The tune that received the most traction early on in this summer’s protests was the catchy Christian hymn “Sing Hallelujah to the Read More


The Hongkong Way

Antony Dapiran: The Hong Kong Way protest shows enchantment is a powerful weapon Posted: 27 Aug 2019 08:30 AM PDT by Dilip Simeon. The feeling of “enchantment”, according to political theorist Jane Bennett of Johns Hopkins University, is something that stops you in your tracks, leaving you transfixed and spellbound – a suspension of time and movement. Places or moments of enchantment can inspire a sense of wonder or awe, even fill us with overwhelming feelings of generosity and love for the world. But enchantment can also serve a political purpose. It almost felt like magic. A few people standing Read More


Out of Silence

“…. This energy is not what we ordinarily call thought. But it is this energy that has the power to do what we have wrongly imagined our ordinary thought can do. It can direct all our functions, including our mental thought. This book, therefore …. is in itself a step toward the work of the mind that desperately needs to be rediscovered in our era. The proper work of the mind is to function at two levels, the level of silence and the level of expression. And it is expression that is secondary – that is, truth in the form Read More



Maya Lin, Interview with Bill Moyers, ed. 2015

This is the final part of the interview which is intriguing for the way it is undulating and transgressing boundaries….. MAYA LIN: Well, because when you’re so young, what do you have going for you? Total belief in what you’ve done. There was no doubt. I think as you get older, we all begin to have doubts. I think when you’re 20 years old, you’re right. And I knew I was right, and once it was up, they would get it. How were you so sure of that? Because I just knew. If we all think back to when we’re Read More


Maya Lin, 1981, Graduation Speech

Reflection on Art within Society “My work originates from the simple desire to make people aware of their surroundings. And this can include not just the physical but the psychologic world we are living in. This desire has at times led me to become involved in art works, which are as much politically motivated as they are aesthetically based, creating works focusing on some sobering realities of our age. An artist fights to maintain the integrity of our work so that it remains a strong, clear vision. As artists – and that should be, the acting individuals – we need Read More




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