268-Brave New World - Reflections on Humanity by Aldous Huxley- Buddhism in daily life

Brave New World - Reflections on Humanity by Aldous Huxley


Huxley is often called one of the brightest minds of the last
century, and I gladly agree.


His probably best known book is "Brave New World" about society
in the year 2540. In the future peace and freedom have finally
become reality (or does it only seem so?).


The painful experiences of a long war have produced a particular
form of community that constantly disperses and primitively
distracts itself with sex, consumption, and a new drug within a
caste system (sound familiar?).


The world is run by a single government, procreation takes care
of breeding centers for humanity. Encouraged to promiscuity,
marriage and family were abolished, people are "bred" in constant
quantity.


Yes, distraction, that seek today also the most!


No matter whether cell phone, face book, television or cinema, we
can be sprinkled so gladly, only not think, gladly still a few
beers (if I already hear the belittlement (*chen), I drink NO
alcohol), drugs are there now at each corner (also intoxicating
means are TABU for me).


This brave new world of Aldous Huxley I can highly recommend to
everyone as reading, the way of life presented here is exactly
the opposite of Buddha's teachings, enlightenment. In Huxley's
utopia, people enjoy themselves to the bitter end and are
distracted from reality.


Isn't this kind of distraction too similar to the way people will
live in 2020, have Aldous Huxley's visions of the future perhaps
already arrived today?


And do we really want to live like this, distracted, drugged up
and remote-controlled? Constantly on the lookout for the next
kick?


A bit more brutal, a bit more perverted, more sugar, more drinks,
stronger drugs, further, higher, harder, more boom?


I for one don't want that!


I don't like this brave new world in 2020, I find it artificial,
alien, harmful.


I like the way of the Buddha, the attitude of the holy man
impresses me.


Yes, everyone should be happy in his own way, I don't see the
brave new world of Huxley as utopian at all. Many have already
accepted this world as their new home. I, for one, do not want to
go there.


According to the historical Buddha, emptiness is form and form is
emptiness.


Art is the governor of utopia


- Max Frisch - Swiss architect and writer - 1911 to 1991


Progress is only the realization of utopias


- Oscar Wilde - Irish writer - 1854 to 1900


Socialism is not a utopia but a tragedy, that is the point today


- Wilhelm Röpke - German economics professor - 1899 to 1966


Copyright: https://shaolin-rainer.de


(Please also download my app "Buddha-Blog
English" from the Apple and Android stores)


Please rate us on Apple, Google, or Spotify podcast to help us
promote the show