Notes for Today
1. Greek of the Day
Epithymia (ἐπιθυμίας):
Epi - on top of / thymos - fundamental needs
Epithymia - Desire
Desires are those that are the extra, the needs that are not fundamental nor vital.
Distinguish which "needs" are extra from fundamental. For when they cry out and deceive us of their nature of being non-vital, they become indulgences. For then we would be "hooked"(δελεαζόμενος) away from where we should be.
PS: James 1:14
2. The Buddha, has some surprising parallels with Christian teachings - an interesting thought recently.
「舍利子，色不異空，空不異色，色即是空，空即是色; 受、想、行、識，亦復如是。舍利子，是諸法空相，不生、不滅，不垢、不淨，不增、不減; 是故空中無色，無受、想、行、識，無眼、耳、鼻、舌、身、意，無色、聲、香、味、觸、法; 無眼界，乃至無意識界，無無明，亦無無明盡，乃至無老死，亦無老死盡; 無苦、集、滅、道，無智亦無得。
以無所得故，菩提薩埵，依般若波羅密多故，心無罣礙，無罣礙故，無有恐怖，遠離顛倒夢想，究竟涅槃。」
- <<波若波羅蜜多心經>>
It also realizes the "external" needs of selves and their destructive nature when they become indulgences. But it does not, yet, point to the true ultimate, nor the means to the ultimate. It realizes the problems and emptiness of 「五蘊十八界」, but it does not, yet, point to the concrete meaning and purpose of life. It is, however, unprecedented realizations of its time. That's the reason I've long respected part of the philosophy of Buddhism.
Epithymia (ἐπιθυμίας):
Epi - on top of / thymos - fundamental needs
Epithymia - Desire
Desires are those that are the extra, the needs that are not fundamental nor vital.
Distinguish which "needs" are extra from fundamental. For when they cry out and deceive us of their nature of being non-vital, they become indulgences. For then we would be "hooked"(δελεαζόμενος) away from where we should be.
PS: James 1:14
2. The Buddha, has some surprising parallels with Christian teachings - an interesting thought recently.
「舍利子，色不異空，空不異色，色即是空，空即是色; 受、想、行、識，亦復如是。舍利子，是諸法空相，不生、不滅，不垢、不淨，不增、不減; 是故空中無色，無受、想、行、識，無眼、耳、鼻、舌、身、意，無色、聲、香、味、觸、法; 無眼界，乃至無意識界，無無明，亦無無明盡，乃至無老死，亦無老死盡; 無苦、集、滅、道，無智亦無得。
以無所得故，菩提薩埵，依般若波羅密多故，心無罣礙，無罣礙故，無有恐怖，遠離顛倒夢想，究竟涅槃。」
- <<波若波羅蜜多心經>>
It also realizes the "external" needs of selves and their destructive nature when they become indulgences. But it does not, yet, point to the true ultimate, nor the means to the ultimate. It realizes the problems and emptiness of 「五蘊十八界」, but it does not, yet, point to the concrete meaning and purpose of life. It is, however, unprecedented realizations of its time. That's the reason I've long respected part of the philosophy of Buddhism.
posted by Campion @ 3:09:00 PM
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