与摩根·弗里曼探寻神的故事第一季

WhoisGod?Wheredidwecomefrom?Whydoesevilhappen?Whathappenswhenwedie?Everyhumanbeingonearthhasaskedthemselvesthesequestionsatsomepoint,andmostlikelyeachpersonhasfoundadifferentanswer.Thisserieswilltakeviewersonatriparoundtheworldtoexploredifferentculturesandreligionsontheultimatequesttouncoverthemeaningoflife,Godandallthesebigquestionsinbetween.　　Theseriesseekstounderstandhowreligionhasevolvedthroughoutthecourseofcivilization,andinturnhowreligionhasshapedtheevolutionofsociety.Althoughinourcurrentgeopoliticallandscape,religionisoftenseenassomethingthatdivides,theseriesilluminatestheremarkablesimilaritiesamongdifferentfaiths,eventhosethatseemtobeinstaunchcontrast.ThisisaquestforGod:toshedlightonthequestionsthathavepuzzled,terrifiedandinspiredmankind,nottomentionFreemanhimself.　　Eachepisodeiscenteredonadifferentbigquestionaboutthedivine:　　Creation–Aretheresimilaritiesamongthereligiouscreationstoriesfromaroundtheworld?Howdotheycomparewiththescientifictheoryofthecreationofthecosmosandthedawnofcivilization?　　WhoIsGod?–HowhastheperceptionofGodevolvedoverhumanhistory?IsGodjustanidea,andifso,canwefindevidenceofadivinepresenceinourbrains?　　Evil–Whatistherootofevilandhowhasourideaofitevolvedoverthemillennia?Isthedevilreal?Thebirthofreligionmaybeinextricablytiedtotheneedtocontrolevil.　　Miracles–Aremiraclesreal?Formanybelievers,miraclesarethefoundationoftheirfaith.Othersregardmiraclesasmerelyunlikelyeventsonwhichourbrainsimposedivinemeaning.Beliefinmiracles,howeverwedefinethem,couldbewhatgivesushopeanddrivesustoturnpossibilityintoreality.　　EndofDays–Violentupheavalandfieryjudgmentfillpopularimagination,butwastheloreofapocalypsebornoutofthestrifethatplaguedtheMiddleEasttwomillenniaago?Thetruereligiousmeaningoftheapocalypsemaynotbeaglobalwar,butaninnerrevelation.　　Resurrection–Howhavebeliefsintheafterlifedeveloped,andhowhasourreactiontotheafterlifechangedthewaywelivethislife?Nowthatscienceismakingsuchrapidadvances,wemaysoonbeconfrontedwithdigitalresurrection.Whatwillthatdotoourbeliefs?　　Toexploreeachofthesetopics,hostandnarratorFreemanwentonthegroundtosomeofhumanity’sgreatestreligioussites,includingJerusalem’sWailingWall,India’sBodhiTree,MayantemplesinGuatemalaandthepyramidsofEgypt.Hetraveledwitharchaeologiststouncoverthelong-lostreligionsofourancestors,suchasthoseatthe7500B.C.NeolithicsettlementÇatalhöyükinTurkey.Heimmersedhimselfinreligiousexperiencesandritualsallaroundtheworld,andbecameatestsubjectinscientificlabstoexaminehowthefrontiersofneuroscienceareintersectingthetraditionaldomainofreligion.　　-\

“风水，就是风和水。鸟儿乘风翔而不飞，鱼儿骑水去而不游。我们身上发生的任何事情，皆缘于与我们相关的一切所造。我们所谓的神助，只是我们未能察觉到的因果。这让我开始好奇，我们是否应该停下掌控人生的努力，而是尝试学会搭乘人生的波浪。” 摩根·弗里曼（Morgan Freeman，1937- ）如是说。 一个老外将风水这门玄之又玄的学问，体会、表达得如此精妙，这本身就很神奇。还有，我菩提祖师（林才松，1947-2017，http://william-ho.lofter.com/tag/%E6%9E%97%E6%89%8D%E6%9D%BE）当年讲“學、習、飛、翔”，我至今还惊叹于他老人家那神来之释字、释义，多于去感悟老师的心意。这位西洋老头今天让我知道，自己的关注点经常是放错了地方。 《与摩根·弗里曼探寻神的故事》（2016）这部纪录长片，也让我知道自己对很多宗教还抱有偏见之想。想不到影片呈现出来的大大小小的各种宗教，虽然名、相不同，却有同出一源之感。不过想一想讲述者摩根，本来就是一个 free man，这结果也就正常不过了。