David Bowie's Wisdom on Art, Religion, and Technology in New Video

A new video from YouTube channel T&H Inspiration compiles clips from David Bowie's interviews, exploring his views on art, religion, technology, and impermanence. The video underscores that Bowie's true medium was culture itself, as he crafted multiple personas throughout his career, including Ziggy Stardust. Bowie's interest in Buddhism is highlighted; he studied under Lama Chime Rinpoche, who advised him to pursue music instead of becoming a monk. Bowie credited this experience with instilling a sense of transience and change that became fundamental to his life and art. The video also draws parallels between Bowie and philosopher Alan Watts, noting their shared Englishness and interest in Eastern philosophy, though Watts was ordained as an Episcopalian priest. The summary emphasizes Bowie's embrace of impermanence as a way to avoid irrelevance and auto-kitsch, and his belief that seeking the source of one's being becomes more important when nothing lasts forever. The video is part of T&H Inspiration's series, which often features speeches by Alan Watts. The article also references Bowie's predictions about the internet in 1999 and his advice to aspiring artists to go out of their depth.