He didn't mention the Buddha. No, transcendentalists/ transcendentalism like is in the core of cultivated Buddhistic experience of nirvana is not a philosophy.
Great spirituality in the heart of experience likely would get overlooked and not qualify for the 1 million dollar "Think tank" prize for an in-the-head philosophy system. Of course great transcendentalists like an Emerson or a Yogananda or a Maharishi likewise are not listed. -JaiGuruYou ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, <yifux...@yahoo.com> wrote : Think tank established by billionaire Nicolas Berggruen, located on Santa Monica Blvd. in West L.A. Offers a 1M prize for the best philosophical ideas. Appeared on Fareed Zakaria's GPS program last Sunday He mentioned the following people as brilliant examples of people whose ideas have dramatically shaped the world: Socrates, Confucius, Jesus, and Marx. He didn't mention the Buddha. Berggruen http://berggruen.org/ Berggruen http://berggruen.org/ Philosophy + Culture Center Advisor and Nobel Laureate Amartya Sen Berggruen Philosophy + Culture Center View on berggruen.org http://berggruen.org/ Preview by Yahoo
