Video: Charlie Chaplins amazing "Speach for Humanity"

[Solve et Coagula]

Video: Charlie Chaplins amazing "Speach for Humanity"

Charlie Chaplin, was an English comedy actor. Chaplin became one of the most famous actors as well as a notable director and musician in the early to mid Hollywood cinema era. He is considered to be one of the finest mimes and clowns ever caught on film and has greatly influenced performers in this field.

In this clip we will see a speech given by Chaplin which was written by him. He would later give thoughts on the words he wrote and would often refer to this scene as the ‘Speech for Humanity’.

http://freedomvideo.org/blog/?p=490

[theboondocks]

he had me until he said "God"

 

[iheartlenin]

brilliant.  utterly brilliant.

with regards theboondocks's comments, i too am an atheist.  and as atheists we know that religion can be a conservative force.  but religion should not be dismissed so readily.  in many cases peoples religious faiths have helped them resist and refuse.  for example, the haitian slave revolt led by toussaint l'ouverture (a proper hero for any revolutionary) was influenced by christianity. 

regarding chaplin's speech, it was great to see it again.  thanks.

[RMX]

Finally somebody was willing to smudge the line a little bit.   Point taken. 

[ineed<3]

charlie chaplin was amazing. i loved "the kid"

[fLow]

I think men feel too much and think too little.

[RMX]

What is that supposed to mean??

[fLow]

What it reads as. There is nothing enigmatic about that idea.
I disagreed with parts of Charlie's speech but that I disagreed with most, I think.

[RMX]

Well in that case you are THINKING too much about it.   The key is balance.

[fLow]

The idea of balance seems to sound as if it were ideal, but ok, even if it were, how do measure? By thinking or feeling, or both?
For objective balance you would need external scales or external thought (machinery). Subjective balance would be biased by definition. Do you employ both and work out an average or what? 

I say that man feels to much and thinks too little in the context of 'what is wrong with the world' and I think that it is reflected through dominant socio-economic models - neo-liberalist (though that is dynamic). They are invested in private interest which has to with, in my opinion, feeling over thought. They are based on satisfaction and agency or selfishness. Where as a more communal leaning model would be more thoughtful - reflected through desire for planning, which you more of in left-wing models. Right-wing models are reliant on interests and market forces to plan economy.

Also, hate is as much a feeling as love. Racism, sexism, homophobia etc. are all based on more feeling than thought. If you introduce thought into the equation I think the conclusion is that love is more beneficial. It allows you to defend yourself but at the same time, give a damn.

I think that Charlie Chaplin's speech was more emotionally penned than thoughtfully penned. He had the best of intentions, but the language he used appeared to be rhetoric.

[RMX]

Flow you have asked plenty of valid questions.  Unfortunately, I will not attempt to answer them as the answers are not as simple as one may think or would like them to be. However here is a short excerpt on some pertinent material, I found on the net.  But before I post it I have to share some more of my thoughts/feelings with you.   

I can say that from my studies and practice over the years I have learned and developed an almost surefire way to achieve successful outcomes.  I preface my answer with almost because results will vary contigent on the 'mindset' of the person amongst other various factors.   Just as person who wishes to become a doctor or a lawyer, steps must be taken to achieve those goals.    One can not wake up one morning and say, " I am a doctor/lawyer today."  No, that is not the way it functions.  While somemay have a strong natural ability to do these things in general, most will not ever be able to just wake up a be, x, y, or z.   


Life is a series of opportunities to learn, develope, and cultivate what we desire.  Whether we act conciously or not (sometime we find ourselves unsure as to why we desire certain things but we just KNOW that we do, no thinking is required.)  or with a goal or not, each moment is passing and creating a new you, yet a part of you still remains the same.    I hope you can see it in your mind as I do, although assuredly, we may be seeing the same thing, differently in  a symbolic language that each one of us can intimately understand.   

Sadly, in these times we find ourselves in, even the most beneficial of lessons have often been tainted with racism or discrimanatory biases.   (Credit is often not given to people who knew of these things and whose societies at one point manifested and reflected these lessons in nearly every facet imaginable.)   The ancients understood this way of knowing as the "Intelligence of the Heart."  (Most google hits were off the mark but not all)


One the plus side, all has not been lost.  We are here and we can think and feel.  Modern advances have allowed us to communicate despite vast distances but even good things have their opportunity costs. 

Ultimately, you will have to answer your own questions to your own satisfaction and liking but I assure you that, "He who seeks, shall find."  It may sound cliche but that does not take away from its intrinsic value.   





The Future of Intelligence
As our understanding of human intelligence develops perhaps we will see other factors emerge in addition to emotion. The Eastern model of the psyche is much more holistic than the Western model, which is based on Cartesian dualism. In yoga philosophy there is no real separation between mind and body, between consciousness and matter; consciousness is a continuum which pervades the entire body and even extends beyond it. This consciousness is thought to be concentrated in seven psychic centres which have their own intelligence and govern different areas of our being. The centres are believed to interact with one another, rather than just being controlled by the tyranny of the brain. Recent research into the workings of the human body has shown that the heart independently releases biochemical signals which effect the brain, and that the sacrum at the base of the spine is like a second brain. Through the unifying force of the Kundalini the yogi can experience many different aspects of intelligence which science may yet discover. Firstly the wisdom of the base centre, which seems to come from a connection with the earth and its Gaia principle (Rupert Sheldrake’s revival of the ancient idea that the planet has its own intelligence). The artistic creativity of the second centre, is suggested by the words of the sculptor Rodin: “There are unknown forces within nature; when we give ourselves wholly to her, without reserve, she leads them to us; she shows us those forms which our watching eyes do not see, which our intelligence does not understand or suspect”. Then there is the ‘gut’ intelligence of the stomach centre; the EI of the heart centre; the collective, communicative i)ntelligence of the throat centre (many heads are better than one). The intellect and vision of the brow centre, tend to be inhibited by our ego and conditioning. An important aspect of intelligence is the ability to see things from another person’s perspective and to think laterally. Intellectual arrogance limits our vision and causes a disabling ignorance. The philosopher Simone Veil said that “real genius is nothing but the supernatural virtue of humility in the domain of thought”. Finally the still mostly untapped, super conscious intelligence of the Sahasrara (crown centre) where the Self in the heart is realised.

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It has been said that the next phase of human evolution will depend upon a decline in egoistical competitiveness and an increase in collectivity, not in the form of totalitarianism, but as an expanded sense of self. The psychoanalyst Otto Rank predicted that “creativity and mysticism... will become the foundation of the new psychological type and with him or her will come the new civilisation”. The levels of cooperation required in the future may mean that EI and other forms of intelligence such as creativity and self-transcendance, will be valued over the intelligence measured by IQ tests. An intelligence centred in the heart is centred in the Self and therefore has a superhuman, trans-personal connection; the next phase of evolution, with its enormous challenges and increasing load of information, will require an integrated intelligence with access to the infinite.

by Graham Brown     

http://www.sol.com.au/kor/20_02.htm

By no means is this the full answer but just a taste of the potential that exist.   Not all knowledge comes from books or labs.   
Posted on: December 06, 2007, 06:26:53 pmI am a sucker for love.   

Here is some additional information.  It is a bit more my speed and from a more familiar school of thought for me.   Although, again, I must note, this is not total or final.    This is, again, a sample of the potential that exists out/in there. 

http://www.tehutionline.com/newpage10.htm

The cerebral organ operates in stages. The first stage consists of your five senses. The senses acknowledge and record observations. The second stage consists of your memory. The memory compares the recorded ideas.  The third stage is reason, which operates on a different level and will be dealt with later for the sake of clarity.

          The senses are the organs we use to become aware of the principle elements. Touch belongs to the Earth element. Taste belongs to the water element. Smell belongs to the air element. Sight belongs to the fire element. Our senses are not aware of an activity until they can oppose it with resistance of a similar nature. Our ability to touch or physically feel things lets us become aware of everything that forms a material obstacle to the body. Touch is the Earth element. Our ability to taste is only possible when something is slightly dissolved. Taste is the Water element. Our ability to smell requires the object is either naturally volatile or made so by some other agency such as heat. Smell is the Air element. Our capacity for sight requires an invisible radiance in the subject. (Ordinary fire has heat that belongs to touch and not sight. As a baby our sight induced an attraction to fire until we touched and therefore experienced the heat of the flame.)  Sight is the Fire element. The fifth sense, hearing, is physically tangible through sound. Our hearing is the door to the intelligence of the heart. Whereas the first four senses naturally pass directly through the brain and are therefore cerebral, hearing naturally passes through the heart without speaking to the brain.

The great minds of Western culture call this magic. Placing oblique or negative labels on all activity that can possibly put you on the path of true knowledge is a continuation of the negative governmental/religious/societal practices of the european Dark Ages. The Renaissance did not end that horrific period of torture and mind control. It was actually the signal moment that their cruelties were unleashed on the entire world. Make no mistake about it; western society is still in the Dark Ages. It is our duty, our sacred duty to our ancestors to raise ourselves out of the darkness to the best of our understanding and ability. The reason for the atrocities can be explained very simply. The powers that be used violence to establish a new connection. Hearing has been forced to pass through the brain. We’re still in the Dark Ages. If the term “The Matrix” were used instead of the Dark Ages would it make more sense?

          The seven principles of Tehuti teach us that everything has vibration. Everything has its own sound. The scientific viewpoint and all of its instrumentation transforms the principle elements (or the five senses) and reduces them to the spheres of our cerebral intelligence. We attempt to communicate with life through the five senses. There are aspects of Fire, Air, Earth, and Water that the five senses block. Considering that there are sound waves we cannot hear and light waves we cannot see. It should be reasonable to admit the possibility of a world interpenetrating all aspects of the things we can perceive. This world can also be composed of exactly the same principle elements operating on a vibration outside of our current ability to perceive. We only have to expand the sensitivity of our five senses to experience this world. The capability of the hearing faculty encourages us to believe in a larger more ideal state that corresponds to principle forms.

          It is a fact that we all have within us the ability to conceive of abstractions that the cerebral intelligence cannot understand. This is a demonstration of the existence of worlds parallel to ours. Cerebral intelligence is limited by the strict boundaries accepted by the five senses. The intelligence of the heart is free of these boundaries and belongs to the larger complex of life. Fundamentally, cerebral intelligence is trapped in the concept of duality. We know quality only through the opposing actions of duality. Abstract ideas are discussed by limiting their qualities. We can be satisfied with words but when you try to break it down you begin to limit the abstraction. What is the meaning of horizon, love, skin or any other word? You know you “know” what it means. Our cerebral ability comes to a halt if we cannot make them objective. We will never understand it or be able to communicate its meaning until it is made concrete and then we’ve established limitations. A good example is the word “axis.” Every rotating body revolves on its axis yet science teaches that the axis is imaginary. The axis exists! The axis is real! Science is cerebral and tries to ignore the axis because it can’t make it objective. The best definition science can arrive at is to label axis imaginary because it’s beyond the grasp of cerebral intelligence.

The innate intelligence of the heart is that aspect of all people that allows us to penetrate beyond the confines of the cerebral intelligence of the brain. The extent to which we can become one with NTR is a function of awakening the innate intelligence of the heart.

          Every natural object in the universe is an example of divinity. Each animal type, species of plant, and each mineral group is a stage in the process of becoming aware of the Cosmic Cause. The Cosmic Cause is a language in itself. It is expressed in its living function, it is the basis of innate intelligence, it is related to all of nature and it knows nature in the deepest sense. This level of knowledge cannot be objectified and it is real. Experiencing this level of reality is a fusion of consciousness and object to create a separate identity. This fusion of living function is an experience innate to the intelligence of the heart. Our understanding of this process can be communicated to our cerebral intelligence by establishing a relationship between the life in us and observation of that life in Nature. The supreme wisdom of the people of KMT did this so well that we call it magic. They understood the relationships and knew how to manipulate the relationships between the consciousness of their surroundings and the consciousness of the heart.

          The two types of intelligence have given us two aspects of consciousness. One is the result of comparisons and is cerebral. The other is a process of identification and is innate and vital.