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In his article, ‘There Is No Spoon: A Buddhist Mirror,’ author Michael Brannigan critically asserts that ‘The Matrix,’ a film written and produced by Larry and Andy Wachowski, have Buddhist influences. Brannigan relates the ‘mirror-mind’ philosophy of the Buddhist’s as the basis of The Matrix philosophical grounds. Accordingly, Buddhist teachings urge people to “to be like a mirror, to have a clear mind, a “mirror-mind,” one that is uncluttered, free, and therefore empty”. There were several instances wherein the mirror philosophy was reflected in The Matrix. As Brannigan observed, scenes in the film illustrated the
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