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Kung Fu: The Complete Series (Repackage/ 2017/DVD)

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Genre Drama, Westerns, Action & Adventure
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Language English
Number Of Discs 11
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David Carradine stars as a Buddhist monk and hunted man who wanders the American West in the 1870s fighting intolerance and injustice with his mastery of an ancient form of high combat known as Kung Fu.

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  • Product Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 0.7 x 7.5 x 5.4 inches; 1.34 Pounds
  • Item model number ‏ : ‎ B0752Y1RX2
  • Director ‏ : ‎ Various
  • Media Format ‏ : ‎ DVD, NTSC
  • Run time ‏ : ‎ 5 hours
  • Release date ‏ : ‎ November 14, 2017
  • Actors ‏ : ‎ Various
  • Dubbed: ‏ : ‎ English
  • Studio ‏ : ‎ Studio Distribution Services
  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B0752Y1RX2
  • Country of Origin ‏ : ‎ USA
  • Number of discs ‏ : ‎ 11
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4.7 out of 5 stars
4.7 out of 5
2,091 global ratings
He who learns must suffer
5 Stars
He who learns must suffer
And even in our sleep pain that cannot forget falls drop by drop upon the heart, and in our own despair, against our will, comes wisdom to us by the awful grace of God. AeschylusWe may be taught only what we already know via loneliness solitude: compassion for self and others.Renaissance Man comedy Danny DeVito Mark Wahlberg Gregory Hines."From this day to the ending of the world,But we in it shall be remembered-We few, we happy few, we band of brothers;For he to-day that sheds his blood with meShall be my brother . . ."Shakespeare St Crispin's Day quoted by Benitez in comedy about the tool of literacy and education to waken the awareness to self esteem with the courage to feel failure regret apology offer amends.Shaolin Temple Master Kan and Master Po share the TaoTeChing The Way of Lao Tzu called Daoism, Confucian philosophy linkage through parents to our roots, and Buddhist parables with orphaned Kwai Chang Caine, American father, Chinese mother who is raised in temple to become a Shaolin priest: restraint self discipline to defend self if attacked, humility, truth, hard work, vegetarian, without alcohol smoking recreational chemicals contention or weaponry.This 3 season TV series 1972-75 contains character shaping spiritual homilies from temple masters to 13yo Caine (Radames Pera), vocabulary enlarging usages of common and uncommon words, used in unexpected ways to elicit a thoughtful pause, before acting, consider first the consequential impact of behavior on self and others, both malevolent and beneficial.Each generation sees what was through a haze of an edited pastEpictetus EnchiridionLearning accumulates from past experience of consequences. Caine reflects on flashback lessons from childhood in Temple to apply to adult moral dilemmas. Who we are may be shaped by practicing discipline humility or we may continue self-indulgent actions (caffeine alcohol hallucinogens smoking over-eating over-spending vanity pride promiscuity rudeness bullying seduction) choosing lifelong domicile in middle school culture.Dunning Kruger Effect: the most highly confident tend to remain the least competent.Self confidence approaches wisdom the way a spoon approaches a mouth which speaks truth. Chinese wisdomKwai Chang Caine becomes a pilgrim in the old West, post Civil War Reconstruction, eluding Imperial Police while seeking to validate his own history with alethea truth veritas.Caine carries cenotaphs of shame regret disgrace for choices between evils, choices between goods, choices between lying and truth, material attachment to objects and momentarily pleasurable dreams of memories which never were.Caine's journey is as The Empty Mirror memoir of Janwillem Van de Wetering, a Western interpretation of Buddhism which only admits convenient self discipline and ignores difficult self examination. Western translated TV Buddhism includes self indulgence, intercourse alcohol smoking guns knives, bereft of personal restraint in those arenas where most we need self curbing and which are more likely to benefit self regard.74 episodes plus multiple interspersed Special Features (visit to Shaolin Temple to observe monk demonstration of body discipline, TV actors conversation over dinner).The Kung Fu TV series is comedic, tragic, contemplative of human complexity, internal conflict, contradiction, and life's eternal continuity, always moving on.Man is seen as a wave in the sea, temporarily unique solid, identifiable, then subsiding into the Great Void of ocean nothingness.Departures Masahiro Motoki English subtitles, CC closed captions for hearing impaired on TV, Oscar Best Foreign Film. Abandoned 6yo raised by single parent, strives to please absent father devoting his life to his father's dream of his being a professional cellist, fails, remakes himself with role models for self sufficiency, meaningful work guiding families toward healing when cure is no longer possible, redefines his identity through discipline ritual meditation, appreciating food as life giving, conscious effort to understand himself. Heartwarming with hopeful gentleness.Shaolin Master Po and Master Kan's homilies are understandable to Asians raised on caring for elders, respecting the wisdom conferred by age. But I am perplexed as to what appeal this half century old television show had for non-Asians in the 1970s, a time of Equal Rights, Vietnam War, Voting Rights civil unrest, The Chinese Exclusion Act (challenged by JFK, overturned by LBJ 1965).Wild West is conveyed in Kung Fu with Western actor icons (Harrison Ford, Jose Feliciano, Cannonball Adderly), Native American tribes' cultural traditions beliefs funerary rites (Chief Dan George), Hoots (Hutterites like Amish and Mennonites, from 16th century Reformation), prejudice bias lynchings against Chinese (dvd The Chinese Exclusion Act 1882, dvd Asian Americans PBS video 5 episode series 2020, dvd Broken Trail Robert Duvall Thomas Haden Church), permanent damage lying does to identity (stealing innocence Jodie Foster), the rule of law (edX Harvard MIT platform for MOOC massive open online free college courses including Justice the most popular first year class at Harvard), how we may make amends for harm to ourselves and/or others mentally physically emotionally socially spiritually financially or choose to laconically float in Middle School mentality of seduction, seeking attention approval of others (John Drew Barrymore) despite self hatred.Hatred is envy, misunderstanding, fear of unfamiliar, lack of curiosity (Outpost of Progress Joseph Conrad), imposing personal fetish beliefs as superior to that of uncivilized masses (Incident at Badamya Dorothy Gilman, 12yo assesses parent: really a very selfish person, most unhappy people are don't you think?)Growing oneself up is an arduous task, not for the faint hearted, requiring courage to peer deep into our own weakness, shame in its many faces, harm we visit on life, and move beyond insatiable greed for power over others.5* series for me, but perhaps less attractive to those unacquainted with Daoism The Way, Confucianism or Buddhism based on non-judging, patience willingness to wait, beginner's mind innocence, trust, non-striving = without ambition, acceptance of what truly is, and letting go of control (which was never in our grasp anyway) through learning self discipline, practice, restraint and compassion.
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And even in our sleep pain that cannot forget falls drop by drop upon the heart, and in our own despair, against our will, comes wisdom to us by the awful grace of God. Aeschylus

We may be taught only what we already know via loneliness solitude: compassion for self and others.

[[ASIN:B00008L3S9 Renaissance Man]] comedy Danny DeVito Mark Wahlberg Gregory Hines.
"From this day to the ending of the world,
But we in it shall be remembered-
We few, we happy few, we band of brothers;
For he to-day that sheds his blood with me
Shall be my brother . . ."
Shakespeare St Crispin's Day quoted by Benitez in comedy about the tool of literacy and education to waken the awareness to self esteem with the courage to feel failure regret apology offer amends.

Shaolin Temple Master Kan and Master Po share the TaoTeChing The Way of Lao Tzu called Daoism, Confucian philosophy linkage through parents to our roots, and Buddhist parables with orphaned Kwai Chang Caine, American father, Chinese mother who is raised in temple to become a Shaolin priest: restraint self discipline to defend self if attacked, humility, truth, hard work, vegetarian, without alcohol smoking recreational chemicals contention or weaponry.

This 3 season TV series 1972-75 contains character shaping spiritual homilies from temple masters to 13yo Caine (Radames Pera), vocabulary enlarging usages of common and uncommon words, used in unexpected ways to elicit a thoughtful pause, before acting, consider first the consequential impact of behavior on self and others, both malevolent and beneficial.

Each generation sees what was through a haze of an edited past
Epictetus [[ASIN:1542540178 Enchiridion]]

Learning accumulates from past experience of consequences. Caine reflects on flashback lessons from childhood in Temple to apply to adult moral dilemmas. Who we are may be shaped by practicing discipline humility or we may continue self-indulgent actions (caffeine alcohol hallucinogens smoking over-eating over-spending vanity pride promiscuity rudeness bullying seduction) choosing lifelong domicile in middle school culture.

Dunning Kruger Effect: the most highly confident tend to remain the least competent.

Self confidence approaches wisdom the way a spoon approaches a mouth which speaks truth. Chinese wisdom

Kwai Chang Caine becomes a pilgrim in the old West, post Civil War Reconstruction, eluding Imperial Police while seeking to validate his own history with alethea truth veritas.

Caine carries cenotaphs of shame regret disgrace for choices between evils, choices between goods, choices between lying and truth, material attachment to objects and momentarily pleasurable dreams of memories which never were.

Caine's journey is as The Empty Mirror memoir of Janwillem Van de Wetering, a Western interpretation of Buddhism which only admits convenient self discipline and ignores difficult self examination. Western translated TV Buddhism includes self indulgence, intercourse alcohol smoking guns knives, bereft of personal restraint in those arenas where most we need self curbing and which are more likely to benefit self regard.

74 episodes plus multiple interspersed Special Features (visit to Shaolin Temple to observe monk demonstration of body discipline, TV actors conversation over dinner).

The Kung Fu TV series is comedic, tragic, contemplative of human complexity, internal conflict, contradiction, and life's eternal continuity, always moving on.

Man is seen as a wave in the sea, temporarily unique solid, identifiable, then subsiding into the Great Void of ocean nothingness.

[[ASIN:B002SF9YNO Departures]] Masahiro Motoki English subtitles, CC closed captions for hearing impaired on TV, Oscar Best Foreign Film. Abandoned 6yo raised by single parent, strives to please absent father devoting his life to his father's dream of his being a professional cellist, fails, remakes himself with role models for self sufficiency, meaningful work guiding families toward healing when cure is no longer possible, redefines his identity through discipline ritual meditation, appreciating food as life giving, conscious effort to understand himself. Heartwarming with hopeful gentleness.

Shaolin Master Po and Master Kan's homilies are understandable to Asians raised on caring for elders, respecting the wisdom conferred by age. But I am perplexed as to what appeal this half century old television show had for non-Asians in the 1970s, a time of Equal Rights, Vietnam War, Voting Rights civil unrest, The Chinese Exclusion Act (challenged by JFK, overturned by LBJ 1965).

Wild West is conveyed in Kung Fu with Western actor icons (Harrison Ford, Jose Feliciano, Cannonball Adderly), Native American tribes' cultural traditions beliefs funerary rites (Chief Dan George), Hoots (Hutterites like Amish and Mennonites, from 16th century Reformation), prejudice bias lynchings against Chinese (dvd The Chinese Exclusion Act 1882, dvd Asian Americans PBS video 5 episode series 2020, dvd Broken Trail Robert Duvall Thomas Haden Church), permanent damage lying does to identity (stealing innocence Jodie Foster), the rule of law (edX Harvard MIT platform for MOOC massive open online free college courses including Justice the most popular first year class at Harvard), how we may make amends for harm to ourselves and/or others mentally physically emotionally socially spiritually financially or choose to laconically float in Middle School mentality of seduction, seeking attention approval of others (John Drew Barrymore) despite self hatred.

Hatred is envy, misunderstanding, fear of unfamiliar, lack of curiosity (Outpost of Progress Joseph Conrad), imposing personal fetish beliefs as superior to that of uncivilized masses (Incident at Badamya Dorothy Gilman, 12yo assesses parent: really a very selfish person, most unhappy people are don't you think?)

Growing oneself up is an arduous task, not for the faint hearted, requiring courage to peer deep into our own weakness, shame in its many faces, harm we visit on life, and move beyond insatiable greed for power over others.

5* series for me, but perhaps less attractive to those unacquainted with Daoism The Way, Confucianism or Buddhism based on non-judging, patience willingness to wait, beginner's mind innocence, trust, non-striving = without ambition, acceptance of what truly is, and letting go of control (which was never in our grasp anyway) through learning self discipline, practice, restraint and compassion.
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