Philosophy Wire: Buddhism, Nazi, asteroids…

Philosophy Wire by Spiros Kakos [2012-09-30]: An old Buddhist statue which was stolen by the Nazis because of the swastika carved on it, is proved to be made of a meteorite rock [source: web news]. From the outer space, to the hands of people who carved their dreams and hopes on it. A story which shows us that there is one thing which unites us all: a deep desire to express the unknown which resides in us… Symbols give form to the unspeakable. And make us, even for a second, think that we posses it…

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