robber@lemmy.ml to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml · 1 year agoWhat kind of spirituality/religion/faith do you find support in and why?message-squaremessage-square103fedilinkarrow-up161arrow-down112
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minus-squareBernie Ecclestoned@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down10·edit-21 year agoEastern philosophy > Western Western. I think, therefore I am Eastern. I am, therefore I think
minus-squarePons_Aelius@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up12·edit-21 year agoWhat? I am not sure which is more ridiculous. Lumping all of western philosophy into one group. (what do you include in this group? Besides Descartes, of course.) or Lumping all of eastern philosophy into one group. (what do you include in this group?) or Reducing both groups to dichotomic catch phrases.
minus-squareBernie Ecclestoned@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down5·edit-21 year agoThat’s the fundamental difference. Western philosophy is all about thinking, a separate sense of self, rationalism Eastern, Buddhism, daoism etc is the opposite
minus-squareBernie Ecclestoned@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down1·edit-21 year agoA monk asked Joshu, a Chinese Zen master: `Has a dog Buddha-nature or not?' Joshu answered: `Mu.' Translated Mu = no thing Rationalise that!
Eastern philosophy > Western
Western. I think, therefore I am
Eastern. I am, therefore I think
What?
I am not sure which is more ridiculous.
Lumping all of western philosophy into one group. (what do you include in this group? Besides Descartes, of course.)
or
Lumping all of eastern philosophy into one group. (what do you include in this group?)
or
Reducing both groups to dichotomic catch phrases.
That’s the fundamental difference.
Western philosophy is all about thinking, a separate sense of self, rationalism
Eastern, Buddhism, daoism etc is the opposite
That’s not even close.
Translated Mu = no thing
Rationalise that!